Meen Peera (Kerala Style Fish Recipe With Shredded Coconut)
A delicious kerala recipes recipe featuring meen peera (kerala style fish recipe with shredded coconut). Perfect for a nutritious meal that's both flavorful and satisfying.
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Instructions
Cooking Steps
Step 1: To prepare Meen Peera (Kerala Style Fish Recipe with shredded coconut), wash and clean the sardines and marinate it with 1 small piece of kudampuli and salt
Step 2: Keep aside for 10 minutes
Step 3: Throw away the kudampuli and wash the fish under running water till cleaned well
Step 4: Drain all the water
Step 5: Cut each fish into 3 pieces for better incorporation of flavor
Step 6: Add the cleaned sardines into a meen chatti (earthenware) or a pan
Step 7: Keep aside
Step 8: Crush or coarsely grind (if you are using a mixer grinder for this process, just pulse it 1 or 2 times till you get a coarsely crushed mixture) together coconut, ginger, garlic, green chilies, shallots, 2 to 3 curry leaves and crushed dry red chili
Step 9: Add the coconut mix and 2 big pieces of kudampuli into the sardines and mix well
Step 10: (I used my hands, but you could always use a wooden spoon to do this)Add salt, coconut oil, fenugreek powder, turmeric powder and the rest of the curry leaves and mix well
Step 11: Now add a little water, just enough to cover the fish
Step 12: Bring the mixture together with a wooden spoon and press down firmly
Step 13: Cover with a lid and cook on a high flame
Step 14: When the mixture is boiling, lower the flame and cook for about 5-6 minutes
Step 15: Now continue to cook the fish with the lid slightly open
Step 16: Sauté occasionally and cook till water has reduced
Step 17: Open the lid completely and continue to cook the fish a medium high flame until most of the liquid has dried up
Step 18: (Take care not to burn the dish)
Step 19: Serve Meen Peera (Kerala Style Fish Recipe with shredded coconut) with steamed rice and Whole wheat lachha paratha for a wholesome lunch