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    Nethili Meen Avial Recipe

    September 1, 2022 By Aarthi 10 Comments

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    Nethili Meen Avial Recipe with step by step pictures. Anchovies avial recipe made with anchovies(nethili), coconut masala. Kerala style nethili meen avial recipe.

     

     
     
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    1. Nethili Meen Avial Recipe ( Anchovies Avial Recipe )
    2. Nethili Meen Avial Recipe Step by Step pictures

    Nethili Meen Avial Recipe

     

    This is such an easy recipe. It can be cooked in minutes, I mean it took me around 7 mins to cook this dish leaving the cleaning time of the fish. Anchovies are one cute little fish that takes very less time to clean. Unlike other fish you don't have to peel the skin or chop away the fins or something like that..This fish needs just pulling away the head and taking away the inners. Don't forget to wash it in plenty of water.

    This avial has so much lovely flavour going in there. It has raw mangoes in it, which gives this entire dish a perfect sourness and the spicyness comes from green chillies and you can get the flavour of coconut and curry leaves too. I got this recipe from my neighbour who is from kerala, so this is a typical keralan dish.

    How to Make Nethili Meen Avial Recipe (Anchovies Avial Recipe)

    • Grind all the ingredients in the list to a rough puree. Don't make it into smooth paste.
    • Now take anchovies, raw mango, green chilli, curry leaves, salt in a kadai.
    • Add the ground masala in and mix once.
    • Cover with a lid and put it over heat.
    • Let it cook for 5-7 mins. Don't stir it, just shake the pan. If you stir it the fish will get broken.
    • Heat coconut oil and add in curry leaves.
    • Pour this tempering over the fish and mix well carefully.
    • Serve this with rice.
     
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    Nethili Meen Avial Recipe ( Anchovies Avial Recipe )

    Nethili Meen Avial Recipe with step by step pictures. Anchovies avial recipe made with anchovies(nethili), coconut masala. Kerala style nethili meen avial recipe.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Nethili Meen / Anchovies - 2 cup approximately 40 cleaned
    • Sour Raw Mango - 6 pieces cut lengthwise thinly or use a tblspn of tamarind paste
    • Curry leaves - 1 spring
    • Green Chilli - 3 slit
    • Salt to taste

    For Grinding:

    • Coconut - ½ cup
    • Dry Red Chilli - 3-4
    • Shallots - 3-4
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1 tblspn

    For Tempering:

    • Coconut Oil - 2 tblspn
    • Curry leaves - 1 spring

    Instructions
     

    • Grind all the ingredients in the list to a rough puree. Don't make it into smooth paste.
    • Now take anchovies, raw mango, green chilli, curry leaves, salt in a kadai.
    • Add the ground masala in and mix once.
    • Cover with a lid and put it over heat.
    • Let it cook for 5-7 mins. Don't stir it, just shake the pan. If you stir it the fish will get broken.
    • Heat coconut oil and add in curry leaves.
    • Pour this tempering over the fish and mix well carefully.
    • Serve this with rice.

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    Nethili Meen Avial Recipe Step by Step pictures

     
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    Take all your ingredients

     

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    Fresh Anchovies bought at the market which is cleaned

     

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    Grinding ingredients

     

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    Take everything in a mixer

     

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    and make into a rough puree

     

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    Now take a kadai. Add Anchovies and Raw Mango in

     

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    add green chillies

     

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    curry leaves

     

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    Salt

     

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    and the ground masala

     

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    mix well

     

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    Put it on heat and cover with a lid

     

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    Let everything cook for 5-7 mins

     

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    Heat coconut oil and add curry leaves in

     

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    pour this over the avial

     

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    mix well

     

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    Serve

     

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    Comments

    1. tamilsasikitchen

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      Lovely aarthi... Looks delicious..
      Will try it soon with frozen anchovies....Happy Independece Day

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    2. Sharmilee! :)

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      This one sounds interesting...yummy aviyal

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    3. Vikis Kitchen

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      Nice curry dear. Makes me hungry:)

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    4. Anonymous

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      hi Aarthi
      your recipes are too good thanks for sharing.can I use dry Nethili for this recipe.
      naaz

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    5. Suja Manoj

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      Superb combo,my favorite.

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    6. Suja Manoj

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      Superb combo,my favorite.

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    7. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyes u can use dry nethili too

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    8. Anonymous

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      your step by step description of cooking method is fantastic. it is easy for us to follow. Keep up the good work.

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    9. Esh

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      Very good one Aarthi...Try with a smaller Nethili it will be much more tasty...

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    10. Anil kumar

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      Add Drumsticks in length cut open too, Will add more tase.

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