karimeen recipes

Hi all,

This weekend I had a great time with one of my malayalee friend. This friend of mine who enjoys cooking in her traditional Malabar cuisine helps me to learn most of those traditional recipes. This time also she cooked 2 of the traditional Kerala recipes using Kari meen (fish molly).here I sharing those two recipes

.Steamed Kari meen

Ingredients

Kari meen 4

Banana leaf (for packing and steaming)

Small onions 15

Garlic 10

Ginger 1 inch

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Chilli powder 2 tbsp

Pepper powder 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Tomato 2

Salt as required

Preparation

1.      Grind small onions,garlic,ginger,curry leaves, chilli  powder, pepper powder ,turmeric powder and salt without adding water to a smooth paste

2.      Clean  the fish and make slits on both sides

3.      Marinate fish with the above paste

4.      Tender the banana leaves by running it over flame

5.      In the leaf piece keep  single marinated fish with masala coating well

6.      Pack it well without tearing the leaf and tie a knot around it

7.      Steam cook the packed fish for 20-25 minutes

8.      I used idly pan to steam cook it

Tastes good when serve hot

Kari meen  fry

Ingredients

Kari meen 4

Tomato 1

Onion 1

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Chilli powder 2 tsp

Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Oil and salt as required

Preparation

1.      Grind onion ,tomato, chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste  and salt

2.      Add  lemon juice to the paste

3.      Clean the fish and marinate using this paste for ½ hr

4.      In a pan add the fish and spread oil around the fish

5.      Cook well on both sides by adding oil little by little

Serve with rice