How to make Meen Nirappiyathu -
Mackerels stuffed with a flavourful coconut masala and shallow fried.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Mackerels Whole, Coconut Scraped
Cuisine : Kerala
Course : Main Course Seafood
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Meen Nirappiyathu 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 : 41-50 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Meen Nirappiyathu Recipe
Mackerels Whole 8 medium
Coconut Scraped 1/4 cup
Ginger chopped 1 inch piece
Green chillies chopped 4 medium
Whole dry red chillies 4 medium
Fresh coriander leaves chopped 1/4 cup
Fresh mint leaves chopped 1/4 cup
Curry leaves chopped 15
Tamarind 1/2 lemon
Salt to taste
Oil to shallow fry
Lemons cut into wedges 2
Method
Step 1
Clean, wash and slit the fish from the center. Remove the center bone if possible without damaging the fish.
Step 2
Make cuts on both sides of the fish. Grind coconut, ginger, green chillies, dry red chillies, coriander leaves, mint leaves, curry leaves, tamarind and salt to a slightly coarse paste.
Step 3
Stuff this paste into the fish. Tie the fish with a string to prevent the stuffing from coming out. Rest in a refrigerator for at least one hour.
Step 4
Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish two at a time for three to four minutes on either side. Drain and place on an absorbent paper. Serve hot with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1886 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 14.8 gm
Protein : 285.4 gm
Fat : 75.9 gm
Other : Iron- 70.5mg
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