Friday, May 04, 2007

Karimeen Pollichathu


Ingredients:
Promfert- 2 big
Marinade:(for fish)
1.Chilli powder-1 tbsp2.Corriander powder-1 tbsp3.Vinegar- 1 tbsp4.Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp5.Salt- as required
Oil (for shallow frying the fish)- 3 tbspTomato puree- 1 cupChopped Pearl onions- 2 cup Or chopped big onions - 2 cupsChopped ginger- 2 tbspChopped garlic- 2 tbspSliced green chillies- 4 numGaram masala-1/4 tspChopped curry leaves-Half handful
Method :1.Clean the fish with rock salt.Clean this again with running water. Make lots slit in fish very lightly .Marinate the 1 to 5 num ingredients on the fish. Keep this for atleast for3 hours. After three hours, heat oil in a pan and shallow fry in a medium flame with closed lid. Once it is fried keep this aside on a paper towel.
2. In another pan heat oil. Fry onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves , salt and fry this until brown.(medium flame and mix well)
3.Then when it comes brown, add garam masala.Stir it again .Now add tomato puree, mix this with other masalas and make slowly fry to a thick paste.
4.Now take the masala, add this on one part of heated banana leaf, place the fried fish and again add the onion masalas on the top of the fish and then pack with the banana leaf tigtly.Then shallow fry this in a pan with closed lid in a very low flame. Every other 5 minutes turn the fish and fry for 20 minutes. Serve this with hot rice.
Tips:Tomato puree- Boil tomatoes in boiled water. Boil this for 15 minutes.Then take out the peel and grind this in blender by adding salt and chilli powder(half tsp).