Fish Peera Pattichathu
This is a semi dry
dish made with fish, coconut and cocum. Usually whole small
fishes like kozhuva and small sardines are used to make this preparation. This
is a delicious dish if made with the right amount of ingredients.
Ingredients:
- Fish - 1kg
- Ginger - 1medium piece
- Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Garlic flakes -2
- Green Chilli- 1dsp
- Grated coconut - 1 cup
- Tamarind -Cocum (Kodampuli) -
4-5 pieces
- Coconut Oil -2dsp
- Onion -
cup
- Curry leaves
Method of Preparation:
Crush the grated
coconut, ginger, turmeric, garlic, salt and Green chillies. Clean the fish well
and mix it with the crushed ingredients in mud pot. Add
tamarind and a little water and cook until done with most of the water evaporated. Season
curry leaves and chopped onions
in oil. Then add this mixture to the fish preparation and mix well.
Variation:
Small prawns can also
be used to make this dish with the same ingredients. Here prawns are first
cooked with 1-2 small pieces of cocum, salt and water. After seasoning, (mustard
seeds are also seasoned), add the crushed ingredients to it and sauté for
some time. Then add the cooked prawns kept aside to this mixture and keep on
fire for some time. Serve hot.
