Fish Peera (Netholi)

Ingredients

Netholi fish - 250 gm
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Green chilly - 4 nos
Shallots - 5 nos
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds or Kaduku - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 2 sting
Coconut oil - 5 tsp
Salt to taste
Kudampuli  - 1 piece
Water - 1 cup
Ginger  - 1 small piece (chopped)

Method

Clean the fish and wash it thoroughly.
Heat the Earthern pot (meenchatti). Add the cleaned netholi, chopped ginger, turmeric powder, salt, red chilly powder, kudampuli, 1 cup of water and mix well. Cover the meenchatti and cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes switch off the flame.
Crush the grated coconut, shallots, fennel seeds, green chillies together in a blender to make masala.
Heat coconut oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter add curry leaves and crushed masala. Saute for 3 minutes.
Add cooked fish, salt and stir well. Cook for 5 minutes until the whole water content is dried up and switch off the flame.
Meen Peera Pattichathu is ready.