Name: Karimeen Pollichathu
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Pearl fish (4 to 5 nos, Karimeen); 10 nos Black pepper (crushed); 5 nos Button onions (Kunjulli); 10 nos Whole red chillies (Kollamulaku); ½" long Ginger; 1 no Garlic pods; ½ tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Red chilly powder; Salt (As reqd); 2 stalks Curry leaves; 1 cup Coconut oil; Aluminium foil (A roll); 1 cup Button onions (Kunjulli); 1 tsp Red chilly powder; Salt (As reqd); 2 stalks Curry leaves

Karimeen Pollichathu

Kerala Style Pearl fish(Karimeen) fry

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

Pearl fish 4 to 5 nos, Karimeen
10 nos Black pepper crushed
5 nos Button onions Kunjulli
10 nos Whole red chillies Kollamulaku
½" long Ginger
1 no Garlic pods
½ tsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Red chilly powder
Salt As reqd
2 stalks Curry leaves
1 cup Coconut oil
Aluminium foil A roll

For the Gravy:

1 cup Button onions Kunjulli
1 tsp Red chilly powder
Salt As reqd
2 stalks Curry leaves

Instructions

For cleaning the Pearl fish: 1)Pearl fish comes with a coating of thick scales which has to be sliced off with a sharp knife, keeping the head and tail intact.
Rub the fish on rough surface( on a cutting board) with salt and clean inside out.
Wash with clean water and soak them in curd/lemon juice to get rid of the any bad smell of the fish.
After half an hour, take the fish out of the curd/lemon juice and wash in clean water.
Make slits through the fish diagonally.
For preparing the masala: 1)Grind together black pepper, small onions, red chillies, ginger and garlic into a coarse paste.
Add red chilly powder, turmeric and salt and little water to make the masala to a paste form.
Rub it all over the fish inside out.
Keep the curry leaves pasted to the fish too.
Refrigerate it covered for about half an hour for the masala to absorbed into the fish.
Take out and fry in coconut oil on both sides, until it turns dark brown.
:- Serve hot on a plantain leaf.
For making the gravy: 1)Take out the excess oil from the above frying pan..
Heat up the remaining masala dust and oil.
Fry half-cup button onions along with curry leaves.
When they turn light brown, pour the gravy over the fish.

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Karimeen Pollichathu