Recipe of Award-winning Meen Pollichathu- Kerala style fried fish steamed in banana leaf

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook meen pollichathu- kerala style fried fish steamed in banana leaf using 31 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Meen Pollichathu- Kerala style fried fish steamed in banana leaf:

1. Get full fillets of vanjaram (seer fish)
2. Take Coconut oil for frying
3. Prepare Banana leaves for steaming
4. Make ready Tooth peaks or thread for tying parcels
5. Prepare Onion rings and lime wedge for garnish
6. Prepare For the marinade:-
7. Prepare coconut oil
8. Make ready green chilli chopped
9. Get turmeric powder
10. Get coriander powder
11. Prepare cumin powder
12. Prepare Kashmiri red chilli powder
13. Make ready garam masala / whole spice powder
14. Take salt
15. Prepare fish masala powder (optional)
16. Take For the onion masala:-
17. Prepare large onions sliced thin
18. Prepare curry leaves bunch
19. Prepare green chillies finely chopped
20. Take ginger finely chopped
21. Prepare large cloves garlic chopped finely
22. Make ready salt
23. Get red chilli powder
24. Make ready turmeric
25. Get fish masala powder
26. Take cumin powder
27. Get garam masala
28. Prepare coriander powder
29. Make ready Apple cider vinegar
30. Prepare red food colour (optional)
31. Take Coconut oil for frying

Steps to make Meen Pollichathu- Kerala style fried fish steamed in banana leaf:

1. Make the marinade for the fish ready first. Add all ingredients under marinade to a bowl. Make horizontal gashes or cuts on the fish (3 per piece) to help masala seep in well. Coat each piece of fish front and back well. Let it rest in the fridge for 20 mins.
2. Prep the veggies for onion masala.
3. In a non-stick pan add coconut oil. Throw in the ginger, garlic, green chillies & curry leaves until it turns aromat.
4. Next add the onions to the pan and fry on medium-high flame until it browns well.
5. Now add spices under onion masala to the pan. Mix well.
6. Cover and cook on medium flame until raw smell of chilli powder leaves and oil begins to separate. The onion masala is now ready. Set aside.
7. Fry the marinated fish on both sides with coconut oil until half cooked or for 4 mins (per side) Do not over cook the fish.
8. Cut a big fresh banana leaf into 4 square pieces.
9. Place one fried fish on top of leaf. Place 2 tbsp of the onion masala over it. Spread it all over evenly.
10. Now make parcels with the banana leaves using tooth peaks or thread. Make all 4 parcels this way.
11. Steam the fish parcels 2 by 2 in an idli cooker for 15-20 mins.
12. Once all the steam in cooker evaporates, remove the parcels carefully. Garnish fish fry with onion rings and lime wedge. Serve immediately.
13. Some tips: 1) you can use any fish here but mackerel and seer fish work well for this recipe.
14. 2. instead of fish masala powder you can substitute with little coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder and tamarind water.
15. 3. instead of steaming in idli cooker you can also bake the fish. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius and bake for 15-20 mins after frying.

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