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PEARL FISH (KARIMEEN)

PEARL FISH (KARIMEEN)

(A SPECIAL SOUTH INDIAN DISH)
INGREDIENTS
2 karimeen or pearl fish
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp crushed pepper corns
1 tsp mustard seed, 1 dry red chilly
3 tsp red chilly powder, 2 tbsp rice flour
2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp tamarind pulp
½ cup coconut milk, ¼ cup oil
½ cup shallots, 8-10 curry leaves
Salt to taste
METHOD
1 Make a paste of ginger-garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, lemon juice, crushed pepper corns; marinate the fish with this paste for 2 hrs.
2 Coat it with rice flour, deep fry till half done, keep aside.
Heat oil, add red chilly, mustard seed and let it splutter, add the sliced shallots and curry leaves, sauté till light golden brown
3 Add chilies and turmeric powder, cook for a while, add tamarind pulp, cook for few minutes till the oil separates out, add the coconut milk and cook till the gravy is thick.
4 Add the fried fish to it and cook till the masala coats the fish.
5 Wrap the masala coated fish in a banana leaf and grill till it is done
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Lalit Niranjan
24/09/2009

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