Meen Pollichathu | Meen Pollichathu Kerala style | Silver Pomfret fry in...


#meenpollichathu #pomfret #sindhuprem Ingredients: FOR FISH MARINATION: - Silver pomfret fish 4 - 2 tbsp home chilli powder - 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder - 1/4 ground turmeric - salt to taste - 2 tsp lemon juice - water 1 tsp or tomato juice and little ginger garlic paste for enhancing the taste. FISH FRY : - curry leaves - oil for shallow fry MASALA: - 2 cups small onion ( pearl onions) - 1 tsp ginger garlic paste - 1 chilli crushed - salt to taste - 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder - pepper powder ( optional) - 1 small tomato COOKING FISH IN PLANTAIN LEAF ( BANANA LEAF/ VAAZHAI ILAI) - 2 plantain leaf portion for a fish ( prevents burning) - totally 8 leaf portions - 1 tbsp oil - curry leaves for garnishing - soft thread METHOD: - marinate fishes ( clean and scored ) - 20 mins to overnight - make the masala with onion - shallow fry the fish with some curry leaves until Half done. - heat the plantain leaves over low heat to make it flexible to wrap. - place 1 spoonful masala - half done fish - 1 spoonful masala. - wrap the fish as shown in video. - shallow fry for 5 mins each side over medium and low heat. - ready to serve. ( you should get fish curry with shrimp masala smell when you open the pockets.)

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