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Meen Peera - Shredded Fish with Coconut

Ingredients

Serves: 8

A Christian dish.

The peera style of cooking fish corresponds to the thoran method used in preparing vegetables.

500 gms fish fillet

4 green chillies,slit

3-cm piece ginger,chopped

3 petals cambodge,torn into pieces

1 tsp salt

Ground to a coarse paste:

1 medium-sized,fresh coconut,grated

4 shallots,chopped

2 cloves garlic,chopped

2 tsp coriander powder

2 tsp red chili powder

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp turmeric powder

Tempering:

1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

1 stalk curry leaves

Method of Preparation

  • Clean fish,wash and chop extremely fine.
  • Place fish,green chillies,ginger,cambodge,salt and coconut paste with scant 1/2 cup water in a pan and bring to boil.
  • Lower heat,cover pan and cook for 10 minutes till no water remains.
  • Heat oil for tempering in a small pan and add curry leaves.Fry for a few moments and pour contents of pan into fish.Mix well and serve.
 
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