Vazhayilayil Pollicha Karimeen | Pearl Spot Fish Fry in Banana Leaves
Ingredients for
fish fry:-
Karimeen/Pearl spot–
2
Turmeric Powder – ¾ Tsp
Chilli Powder – 1 ½ Tsp
Coriander Powder – 1 Tsp
Black pepper Powder - ¾ Tsp
Garlic Paste – ¾ Tsp
Ginger Paste - ¾ Tsp
Salt as needed
Lemon Juice or Vinegar– 5 ½ Tsp
Ingredients for
Masala:-
Garlic Paste – 2 Tsp
Ginger Paste – 2 Tsp
Green Chilli sliced – 3
Onion sliced – 1 Medium size
Shallot/ Small Onion – 1 Cup
Curry leaves as required
Tomato – 1 Medium
Turmeric Powder – ½ Tsp
Chilli Powder – 1 Tsp
Coriander Powder – 1 ½ Tsp
Black Pepper Powder – ¾ Tsp
Sugar – A pinch
Coconut Milk – ¼ Cup
Oil as required
Preparation:-
Take a bowl and add Turmeric Powder, Chilli Powder, Coriander
Powder, Black pepper Powder, Garlic Paste, Ginger Paste, salt, Lemon Juice. Mix
well and make a thick paste.
Apply the thick paste on top of the Karimmen/Pearl Spot
To fry the Karimmen/Pearl Spot take a pan and add little
oil. Flip the fish when one side is cooked.
Take another pan to make the masala. Add little oil into it
and heat the pan
Add garlic paste, Ginger paste, green chilli and sauté well
Flip the fish and fry other side too
Add Curry leaves and tomato in to the mixture and sauté
Add cut onion and sauté well
Add Shallot/Small Onion in to the pan and sauté well
Now it’s the time to add all the masala in to the mixture
Add turmeric Powder, Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Black
Pepper Powder and sauté well
Add a pinch of sugar and then add the coconut milk and stir
well. Switch off the stove once it became a thick mixture
Take a banana leaf and burnt it using low flame
Keep one small banana leaf on top of the burnt banana and
spread the masala first on top of the leaf
Now keep the fried Karimmen/Pearl Spot over the masala and
again fill the masala on top of the fish
Fold the banana leaf including fish fry and tie it using a
thread
Take a pan and add little oil into it, add curry leaves and
then fry the banana leaf folded Karimmen/Pearl Spot for 3 to 4 min. Flip the
folded fish and fry for another 3 to 4 min
Soak the grated tapioca into the water for some time and
drain the water completely. Rinse the tapioca multiple times in a stream of
water at least 2 to 3 times
Take the grated Tapioca into a bowl and add salt, Chilli Powder,
turmeric Powder, Ginger, Green chilli, Cumin seeds, Curry leaves and asafoetida
and mix well
Add rice flour little by little and mix well till you are
able to make shape out of it
Apply little oil in your palm and flatten it into vada shape
by pressing the mixed tapioca
Take wheat powder in a bowl and then add salt and mix well
Add grated coconut, onion, Coriander leaves, and fennel
seeds and mix well again
Add ½ cup water first and then mix well, later add remaining
water and mix properly to make thick batter
Take a Dosa tawa and spread some oil across
Add some water on your palm and take palm full of batter.
Put the batter into the tawa and flatten it with fingers
Flip the ottada and cook well
Another Method:
Take a banana leaves and flatten the batter over the leaf
and then put it on to the dosa tawa. Remove the banana leaf after some time and
flip the ottada
