Fish Gravy: Meen Varutharachathu (Fish with Roasted Coconut)
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Serves: 3-4
 
Ingredients
  • Fish – ½ kg (cut to medium pieces)
  • Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds (uluva) – ¼ tsp
  • Curry leaves – 10
  • Onion – 1 big
  • Ginger garlic paste – 4 tsp
  • Tomato - 1
  • Chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • coriander powder – 3 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Water – 2 cup
  • Salt – 1 tsp
  • To roast and grind:
  • Coconut grated – 1 cup
  • Whole black pepper – 1 tsp
  • Dry red chilli – 5
  • Fennel seeds (perumjeerakam) – ½ tsp
  • Small onion – 5
  • To Marinate:
  • Chilli powder – 3 tsp
  • Ginger garlic paste – 3 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
  • Lemon juice – 2 tsp
  • Salt
Instructions
  1. Add all the ingredients to marinate and mix well. Add little water to it and make it to a paste.
  2. Add cut fish pieces to it and keep it in the fridge for ½ hr.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and add coconut, dry red chilli, whole black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, small onion, fennel seeds.
  4. Roast till the coconut turns golden brown. Remove from fire and let it cool.
  5. Grind the same into good paste by adding little water. Keep it aside.
  6. Heat oil in a pan and gently fry the marinated fish pieces. Keep it aside.
  7. Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds.
  8. Add fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and sliced onions.
  9. When onion turns golden brown, add ginger and garlic. Cook for 2-3 mins.
  10. Add sliced tomato and cook till it turns soft.
  11. Add chilli powder and coriander powder, turmeric powder and cook for 2-3 mins.
  12. Add the masala paste prepared and mix well.
  13. Add 2 cups of water and wait till the water starts boiling well.
  14. Add it to fried fish and cook on low flame for 5-8 mins. Swirl the pan in between. Remove from the fire.
  15. Add 2 tbsp of oil on the top and keep pan closed for 5 min. Serve hot.
Recipe by Vimmy's Recipe World at http://vimmysrecipeworld.com/meen-varutharachathu-fish-with-roasted-coconut/