Fish with grated Coconut (Meen Peera Pattichathu)

Fish with grated Coconut (Meen Peera Pattichathu)

Ingredients

01. 1/2 kg fish fillets or any small fish

02. 2 cups coconut, grated

03. 10 button onions

04. 1/2” ginger

05. 4-5 green chillies, sliced

06. 6 garlic cloves

07. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

08. A few curry leaves

09. Salt to taste

10. 3 pieces cocum (fish tamarind), soaked in water and shredded

11. 1 cup water

12. 2 dsp oil, preferably coconut oil

Method

1. Clean fish well in salted water.

2. Crush coconut, onions, ginger, chillies and garlic under a grinding stone. Add the turmeric powder.

3. Mix in the raw fish with the crushed ingredients, curry leaves and salt to taste.

4. Put the mixture in a pan or an earthenware vessel, add the cocum and one cup water to cook the fish.

5. Bring to boil, lower the heat and allow the mixture to dry out, taking care to see that the curry does not stick to the bottom of the pan.

6. Lace with coconut oil and serve hot