Meen Vevichatu
Ingredients
500 gm fish piece (any variety )
2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp chilli powder
1 cup sambhar onions, peeled
5 flakes garlic
1/2 cup cocum
2" piece ginger, chopped
1 tsp salt
For the seasoning
4 tsp coconut oil
2 tsp curry leaves
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
For the garnishing
2 tsp grated and roasted coconut
2 tsp mixed nuts, grated
Method
1. Roast the coriander powder and the chilli powder
2. Grind the onions and the garlic to a fine paste.
3. Soak the cocum in 2 cups of water for about 15 minutes.
4. Mix the fish pieces and the salt and allow it to marinate for 15 minutes.
5. Heat oil in a pan and saute the seasoning ingredients, ground paste and the chopped ginger for a minute.
6. Add the fish pieces, cocum water , roasted powder and mix thoroughly. Cover the pan with a lid and cook on slow fire till the fish is tender and the gravy is thick. Remove from the fire and transfer the contents to a serving dish.
7. garnish it with roasted coconut and the grated nuts.
8. Serve hot with rice
