KARIMEEN POLLICHATHU RECIPE

Karimeen Pollichathu Recipe Difficulty Average Rating 7.0 / 10 ( 5 votes) Recipe Type Non Veg.

Ingredients: • 2 Pearl spot fish (Karimeen) • A piece of ginger, finely chopped • 5 Green chillies, finely chopped • 1/2 Cup small onions, chopped • 1 Cup thick coconut milk • A few Curry leaves • A few Plantain leaves • Oil as required • • For paste • • 1 Piece ginger • 2 tsp Chilly powder • 5 Garlic pods • 1 tbsp Pepper powder • A few curry leaves • 1 tsp Turmeric powder • Salt to taste How to make Karimeen Pollichathu: • Grind ginger, garlic pods, chilly powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, curry leaves and salt for making a fine paste. • Marinate the fish with the above paste for about one hour. • Coat few heated plantain leaves with oil. • Place the marinated fish over it and put the entire thing in a frying pan. • Cover and cook it over low flame till it is done. • Take another frying pan and heat oil, sauté chopped onions, ginger, green chillies and curry leaves in it. • Place the cooked fish without the plantain leaves in the above pan and coat it well with the sautéed masala. • Combine coconut milk and mix well. • Simmer for few minutes, until all the water gets evaporated. • Wrap them in the plantain leaves and serve.