Neymeen Vatti Pattichathu Recipe - Seer Fish In Spicy Masala
Neymeen Vatti Pattichathu Recipe (Seer Fish with Spicy Masala), fish dishes in Kerala have always been a delicacy for most of the food lovers. As Kerala lies on the coastal borders of India, it has various types of dishes using a wide variety of fish like seer fish, pomfret, pear spot etc.
Ingredients
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2 Seer fish
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cleaned and cut
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2 sprig Curry leaves
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1 cup Tamarind Water
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1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1 cup Coconut milk
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1 Lemon juice
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Salt
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to taste
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Coconut Oil
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as required
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for cooking
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To grind
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1 Onion
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sliced
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2 Dry Red Chillies
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4 cloves Garlic
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1 inch Ginger
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chopped
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1 Green Chilli
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chopped
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Neymeen Vatti Pattichathu Recipe, we will first grind the ingredients mentioned in the list to a coarse paste including onion, dry red chillies, garlic, ginger, green chillies and keep it aside
Step 2
Marinate the fish with lemon juice, turmeric powder, salt and keep it aside for 15 minutes
Step 3
Heat a flat skillet with coconut oil, add curry leaves and allow it crackle for few seconds
Step 4
Add the ground onion paste and keep stirring till the raw smell goes away
Step 5
Make sure you do this in low flame and not let the onions burn
Step 6
Add turmeric powder, tamarind water and give it a stir
Step 7
Allow the water to reduce and place the marinated fish pieces gently on the gravy
Step 8
Sprinkle salt and pour half of coconut milk and give it a stir gently
Step 9
Cover it with the lid and cook for 10 minutes
Step 10
Add remaining of the coconut milk and cover it and cook for another 20 minutes
Step 11
Check for salt and give one last stir gently and serve hot
Step 12
Serve the Neymeen Vatti Pattichathu Recipe along with Steamed Rice and Rava Fried Prawns to form a delicious meal for your Sunday