Curry Meen Pollichathu or Spicy Fish Curry

Fish Curry is eaten in a lot of parts of the country consider, Blacksmith Iron but it is in the southern state of Kerala where the dish reaches a whole new level. Curry Meen Pollichathu is made from a fish, have a look at, RC Scale WWI found in the coastal backwaters of Kerala, called Emperor Fish why not visit, Performing Arts or King Fish also see, Make Doll Clothes or Pomfret. The incredible thing about the process of catching the fish , Quilting is that divers go into the water look at, Carpet Cleaning Capalaba to locate the fish, also see, Great Corporate Christmas Party Idea For Festive Fun which is generally hiding under a layer of mud on the bed. look at, RC Sailboat They end up catching the fish look at, CB Radio Antennas with their bare hands - a feat that's much harder than making a spectacular Curry Meen Pollichathu dish with it.

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Ingredients required for Curry Meen Pollichathu or Spicy Fish try, Matchbox Display Cases Curry

Here is a list of the ingredients you need to get started:

- King Fish , Gongoozling - Gongoozlers - 1
- Mustard Seeds checkout, Home-Chemistry Chemicals - 1/4 Teaspoon
- Fenugreek Seeds look at, Geofiction Genres - 1/4 Teaspoon
- Curry Leaves - 2 Sprigs
- Shallots - 4 to 5
- Tomatoes why not visit, Aluminum Boat Building - 2
- Ginger - 1 & 1/2 Teaspoon
- Garlic - 1 & 1/2 Teaspoon
- Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder - 2 Tablespoons
- Vinegar - 2 Tablespoons
- Salt
- Oil
- Banana Leaf

Preparing the Ingredients for cooking

The process of cooking Curry Meen Pollichathu, for you, doesn't have to begin with catching it so all you need to do is get your fish look at, Blacksmith Iron and de-scale it. However, the process of de-scaling the fish look at, CB Radio Antennas is slightly different when compared to the traditional ways of running a knife against the scales.

Lay the fish why not visit, Boat Building Tools on its side and with the knife blade at an angle, start slicing the top-layer of the skin along with the scales
Score the fish look at, Ceramic Pottery along the sides so that they can cook through completely
Finely chop the shallots and the tomatoes

Let's start cooking our Curry Meen Pollichathu or Spicy Fish look at, RC Transformer Curry

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Cooking the Spicy Curry

- Put the clay pot why not visit, Boat Building Tools on the flame and add oil to it
- Add the mustard seeds also look at, Boat Building Tools once the oil has started smoking
- When the mustard seeds , Geofiction Genres start spluttering, add the fenugreek seeds
- After a few seconds, add the curry leaves, shallots, ginger and garlic to the pot also look at, RC Drifting Car Building and cook until the shallots start turning brown
- Add the tomatoes consider, Types of RC Buggies to the pot also see, Home-Chemistry Chemicals and, then, add the vinegar and the Kashmiri red chilli powder and mix things thoroughly

Cooking the Fish

This part of the cooking process is to finish the spicy curry but we aren't entirely done with the cooking process as things, now, move to the banana leaf where the fish , Antique Dolls has to be cooked.

- Apply a thin layer of oil on the insides also look at, Aluminum Boat Building of the banana leaf
- Take a few spoons of the spicy curry and lay it in the centre of the leaf, like a bed , Carpet Cleaning Capalaba for the fish why not visit, CB Radio Talk to be placed on. This will prevent the fish why not visit, Baps Cleaning Is To Lead Cleaning Melbourne — Our Mission from touching the banana leaf directly and help it cook slowly
- Put some more curry inside why not visit, Candle Making Equipment the fish , Make Doll Clothes and add the remaining curry on top of the fish, have a look at, Wrapped and Faux Cable Stitches completely wrapping the fish why not visit, Wrapped and Faux Cable Stitches in the spicy curry from the sides, top, bottom and even on the insides
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- Head back to the pot also see, RC Hovercrafts and in a bit of oil, place consider, CB Radio Talk the banana parcel on medium heat , CB Radio Antennas for about 15 to 20-minutes, depending on the size of the fish
- You Curry Meen Pollichathu is ready to be served with some white also look at, Collectible Road Signs rice and traditional tapioca pudding

Curry Meen Pollichathu is like the party piece for your dinner and if you want, you can serve the fish also see, DIY Bathroom Vinyl in the banana parcel to your guests, sitting it down on a bed why not visit, DIY Kitchen Painting of rice. Let your guests open up the parcel to reveal the fish try, Diecast Cars in its cloak of spices and work their way through the dish. You can, as always, replace the fish checkout, RC Hovercrafts with something that's closer to your home , RC Drifting Car Building or available more easily around you but in terms of cooking the fish , DIY Kitchen Painting and keeping things simple, yet delicious, the Curry Meen Pollichathu is one beautiful also see, CB Radio Antennas way of cooking and presenting a wonderful dish.

There are many different ways of making Curry Meen Pollichathu and you can even make the spicy curry thinner by adding a cup of water also see, Kids Digital Cameras to it and reducing it to the consistency that you like. In most parts of the country, , Ceramic Pottery the dish is served with a thinner curry but the traditional way of making Curry Meen Pollichathu is keeping it dry or, maybe, slightly moist. That said, it is a fantastic dish had either way and as long as you don't have to catch the fish , Radio Controlled Wheelies on your own, you should enjoy making and devouring Curry Meen Pollichathu!