Meen Pollichathu Recipe

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Meen Pollichathu

Putting a 85 days old baby to sleep is really a tough one..My lil girl is so naughty and she doesn't go to sleep that soon. I will be feeding her, and she will be closing her eyes, i think that she is asleep and slowly take her away from me and put into her bedding..With no more than a second she opens her eyes to the widest she can..HA HA. It will be fun to see that, but not everytime 🙁

Yesterday afternoon, i was feeling so tired and feverish. I want to sleep so badly. But she was crying so badly. She will stay quite when she is in my lap, if i put her in the bed, she will start crying again. With no more hope i started playing lullaby in my mobile phone, and what a surprise she was laughing and playing hearing that..Thank God for lullaby 🙂

Ingredients for Meen Pollichathu

• Fish Steaks - 3 (Use any fish, traditional karimeen is used)

For Marination:

• Chilli Powder - ½ tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Lemon Juice - 2 tsp
• Coconut Oil - 3 tbsp

For Masala:

• Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - ½ tsp
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ½ tsp
• Onion - 1 large chopped finely
• Ginger - 1 tsp finely minced
• Garlic - 1 tsp finely minced
• Green Chilli - 1 finely chopped
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig chopped
• Tomatoes - 1 large chopped finely
• Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp finely chopped
• Thick Coconut Milk - ¼ cup
• Lemon Juice - 2 tsp

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Enough baby stories, back to todays post.This one is the most awaited post for me. I made it so many month back and actually forgot to post. So i took it out today and made it. This is a yummy fish recipe which is filled with a lovely banana leaf aroma since it is cooked in it. But if you guys find difficult to get banana leaf you can use only foil too. So try this out and let me know how it turns out..

How to Make Meen Pollichathu

1. Take fish steaks in a bowl and add in all the marination ingredients and mix well. Let it marinate for 10 mins.
2. Now heat oil in a kadai. Fry the fish steaks in hot oil for 3 mins on each side and remove it to a plate.
3. Now in the remaining oil. Add in mustard and cumin seeds and let it sizzle for 30 sec.
4. Add in finely chopped onions, ginger, garlic, green chilli and curry leaves.Fry this for 3 to 4 mins till it is light golden.
5. Now add in all the spice powders and salt. Mix well.
6. Add in finely chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 mins till it turns mushy.
7. Now add in coriander leaves and coconut milk. Mix well and simmer it till it is reduced and thickened.
8. Squeeze in the lemon juice and mix well. Now the masala is done.
9. Now take fried fish pieces, masala, banana leaf and foil.
10. Take a banana leaf and place over the foil. Now place a spoonful of masala on the banana leaf. Place the fried fish on top of the
    masala. Spoon some more masala over the fish and fold the leaf. Now cover the entire thing with foil so a parcel is formed.
11. Now heat a tawa on medium heat. Place the parcel over the tawa and cook for 12 mins on each side.
12. Now remove it from tawa and open the parcel and serve hot.

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Meen Pollichathu Recipe

Meen Pollichathu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a traditional recipe where fish is coated with masala then wrapped in banana leaves and cooked.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 servings

Calories: 404kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 3 Fish Steaks Use any fish, traditional karimeen is used
• ▢ For Marination:
• ▢ ½ tsp Chilli Powder
• ▢ ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
• ▢ ½ tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• ▢ 3 tbsp Coconut Oil
• ▢ For Masala:
• ▢ ½ tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
• ▢ ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
• ▢ 1 large Onion chopped finely
• ▢ 1 tsp Ginger finely minced
• ▢ 1 tsp Garlic finely minced
• ▢ 1 Green Chilli finely chopped
• ▢ 1 sprig Curry leaves chopped
• ▢ 1 large Tomatoes chopped finely
• ▢ 1 tsp Chilli Powder
• ▢ 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• ▢ ½ tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 3 tbsp Coriander leaves finely chopped
• ▢ ¼ cup Thick Coconut Milk
• ▢ 2 tsp Lemon Juice

Instructions

• ▢
  Take fish steaks in a bowl and add in all the marination ingredients and mix well. Let it marinate for 10 mins.
• ▢
  Now heat oil in a kadai. Fry the fish steaks in hot oil for 3 mins on each side and remove it to a plate.
• ▢
  Now in the remaining oil. Add in mustard and cumin seeds and let it sizzle for 30 sec.
• ▢
  Add in finely chopped onions, ginger, garlic, green chilli and curry leaves.Fry this for 3 to 4 mins till it is light golden.
• ▢
  Now add in all the spice powders and salt. Mix well.
• ▢
  Add in finely chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 mins till it turns mushy.
• ▢
  Now add in coriander leaves and coconut milk. Mix well and simmer it till it is reduced and thickened.
• ▢
  Squeeze in the lemon juice and mix well. Now the masala is done.
• ▢
  Now take fried fish pieces, masala, banana leaf and foil.
• ▢
  Take a banana leaf and place over the foil. Now place a spoonful of masala on the banana leaf. Place the fried fish on top of the
• ▢
  masala. Spoon some more masala over the fish and fold the leaf. Now cover the entire thing with foil so a parcel is formed.
• ▢
  Now heat a tawa on medium heat. Place the parcel over the tawa and cook for 12 mins on each side.
• ▢
  Now remove it from tawa and open the parcel and serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 784mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 505IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2mg

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