How to make Karimeen Polichathu -
One of the most popular dishes from Kerala – it’s absolutely lip smacking.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Pearl Spot (karimeen) , Coconut (नारियल)
Cuisine : Kerala
Course : Main Course Seafood
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Karimeen Polichathu Recipe Card
The cuisine of Kerala is very hot and spicy and offers several gastronomic opportunities. The food is generally fresh, aromatic and flavoured. Keralites are mostly fish-and-rice eating people. The land and the food are rich with coconut, though one cannot imagine Kerala food without chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds, tamarind and asafoetida. Just a little tamarind can substitute tomatoes, but there is no real substitute for curry leaves.
The locals put to good use whatever the land offers and the result is a marvellous cuisine that is simple yet palate tickling.
Kerala has an abundance of jackfruits, pineapples, mangoes, custard apples and an endless variety of bananas. The unusual cuisine of Kerala brings to the fore the culinary expertise of the people of Kerala. Producing some of the tastiest foods on earth, the people of Kerala are gourmets with a difference.
Prep Time : 1.30-2 hour
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Karimeen Polichathu Recipe
Pearl Spot (karimeen) 4 medium
Coconut scraped 1/2 cup
Banana leaves 4
Kodumpuli 4 pieces
Whole dry red chillies 8
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander seeds 2 tablespoons
Ginger 1 inch piece
Garlic 8 cloves
Green chillies 4
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
Curry leaves 10-12
Salt to taste
Oil for shallow frying
Method
Step 1
Scale, clean and wash the fish thoroughly. Make deep slits on either side.
Step 2
Wash, wipe and cut the plantain leaf into four and remove the center core. Singe over open flame to make it malleable.
Step 3
Grind coconut, kodumpuli, red chilies, turmeric powder, coriander seeds, ginger, garlic and green chillies to a smooth paste.
Step 4
Add lemon juice and the curry leaves and mix well. Apply this paste liberally on the fish and also stuff it into the slits.
Step 5
Brush a little oil on each leaf and wrap each fish tightly in the leaf and tie with thread. Rest it for an hour in the fridge.
Step 6
Heat a little oil in a pan and shallow fry the parcels on medium heat for about three to four minutes on each side or till the fish is completely cooked.
Step 7
Ensure that the leaves don’t burn during cooking. Serve hot in the parcel itself.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1577 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 40.5 gm
Protein : 168.5 gm
Fat : 81.9 gm
Other : Iron- 24.8mg
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