Meen Peera is again a simple fish recipe of Kerala. Am I using "Simple" tooo often? hmmm... Its a fish thoran.. Remember I have mentioned other Thorans before? Its a dry side dish with grated coconut. Its mildly spicy and you can use any fish for this.
Preparation time: 20 mins
Ingredients
Fish- 500 gms
Green chilly- 3 or 4 nos
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Coconut- 1 cup grated
Fish Tamarind/ Malabar Tamarind- 2 nos
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I used thilopia fillets.Any fish can be used. Coarsely grind coconut and green chillys.
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Cook fish with tamarind, salt and turmeric powder. Add water required for cooking the fish.
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Heat oil in a pan. Add sliced shallots and ginger. Saute till shallots starts changing color.
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Add cooked fish and coconut mixture into the pan. Shred the fish using a fork. If you are using a large fish, debone it before adding.
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Add curry leaves. Saute the fish for 5- 10 mins. You can remove tamarind if you want, but I liked to keep mine.
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Serve it hot with kerala rice and pulisheri
Ingredients
Fish- 500 gms
Green chilly- 3 or 4 nos
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Coconut- 1 cup grated
Fish Tamarind/ Malabar Tamarind- 2 nos
Curry leaves- 1 stand
Shallots- 10 nos
Ginger- 1/2 inch
Coconut oil- 1 tbsp
Coconut oil- 1 tbsp
Salt as required
Water required for cooking fish
Method
PS:-
- I am using a standard 250 ml measuring cup.
- You can add more chillys according to your taste.