Meen Peera | Fish with Shredded Coconut | Video
Fish and coconut stir fried with aromatic spices
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Ingredients
Coconut mixture:
- ½ cup grated coconut
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and chopped
- ½ inch fresh ginger peeled and chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
Fish coconut stir fry:
- 500 g small fish cleaned and heads removed- anchovies (netholi or kozhuva), whitebait or very small sardines
- ½ cup chopped shallots
- 3 slices coccum soaked in ¼ cup (62.5 ml) water
- 1 large green chili chopped
- 1 sprig of curry leaves
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- To make coconut mixture, place coconut, ginger, garlic, ground turmeric and red chili powder in a food processor. Process to a coarse paste. Set aside.
- Place fish, shallots, coconut mixture, coccum, green chilies, curry leaves, ground turmeric, red chili powder and ground black pepper in a large frying pan or clay pot. Season with salt.
- Stir to combine.
- Cook, covered, for 10-12 minutes or until fish is cooked through and the mixture is dry.
- Drizzle with coconut oil.
Notes
- Use fresh coconut if available
- If coconut oil is not easily available, substitute with vegetable oil
- Coccum is available from Indian grocery stores
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 180mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g