Meen Mutta Thoran (Fish roe stir fry with coconut )

This recipe is also from a T.V show named Taste Of Kerala.Meen Mutta (Fish roe ) we usually fry it after frying the fish pieces .But this is something really different from it .The word thoran means to add coconut in it during it's preparation.Here i am giving the exact recipe that was given in the cookery show.We can use the fish roes of sardine, mackerel ,or any other for this .
Mathi and Ayala are available plenty in Kerala.

Ingredients

1.Meen Mutta (Fish Roe) - 250 gm
2.Grated coconut - 4 table spoon
3.Onion Chopped - 1 no
4.Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
5.Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
6.Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
7.Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
8.Green chillies chopped - 3
9.Ginger chopped - 1 tsp
10.Banana pepper (Thondan Mulak ) - 1 no
11.Curry leaves
12.Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
13.Coconut oil - 4 tsp
14.Salt as needed


Preparation

1.Clean and wash the meen mutta very care fully with out breaking it.If you are using the big one cut it in to pieces.

2.Heat the oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds ,then add the curry leaves and chopped onions to it .Saute it well for 4 mts then add the chopped green chillies,ginger ,thondan mulak to it and saute it again well.

3.When the onions will get slight brown color add the meen mutta to it and mix it well.

4.Then add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,pepper powder , and salt to it .Mix it well and stir it till the raw smell goes out.

5.Then add the grated coconut to it and stir in well.Cook it for 6 mts by this time the meen mutta will be well cooked.

6.In the last stage add the cumin powder to it and mix it well.Turn off the fire and serve it hot with rice.

Unakka Chemmen mulakittath

From Taste of kerala programme i got this recipe..

Ingredients

1.Dry prawns/Unakka chemmen -1 cup

2.Shallots /Kunjulli - 1 cup

3.Crushed red chillies - 2 to 3 tsp

4.Curry leaves - 2 springs

5.Salt

6.Coconut oil - 3 tsp

Preparation

1.Clean the dry prawns well by removing its head and tail .And wash them really well and drain it out.

2.Sprinkle some salt water in it.And then fry them in a pan with out adding oil in it.When the prawns will turn white in color add coconut oil to it and then fry the prawns in the oil.

3.Then drain it out from the oil and keep it aside.Then add the chopped kunjulli and curry leaves to the oil and saute it well.When the kunjulli is almost done add the crushed red chilli in to it.

4.Add salt if needed and add the fried dry prawns to it .Mix it well with the spoon.Cook it in low flame for another 5 mts till all the prawns be coated with the kunjulli red chilli flakes.

The curry leaves will give a nice aroma to it .Serve it with rice /Kanji you will love it.

Mutton Liver Fry (Mutton Liver Varattiyath)

This recipe is from a cookery show called Taste Of Kerala in Kiarali T.V.This is a traditional recipe from Kollam district.

Ingredients

1.Mutton Liver - 1 kg

2.Shallots/Kunjulli - 1/2 kg cut in pieces

3.Red chilli powder - 1 table spoon

4.Pepper powder - 3 table spoon

5.Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

6.Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp

7.Curry leaves

8.Salt

9.Oil - 2 to 3 table spoon

10.Fennel seeds /perum jeerakam powder - 1 1/2 table spoon

Preparation

1.In a pressure cooker add the pieces of mutton liver, small shallots/kunjulli ,red chilli powder,turmeric powder,pepper powder,perum jeerakam powder ,curry leaves and cook it .But you have to remember 2 things like do not add water and salt to it .And no need to put the weight on pressure cooker.Because we do not need the whistle.Almost 20 mts in low flame will be needed to cook the liver.

2.If add salt in this stage the liver fry will become harder.So do not add salt in this stage.

3. And if any water left in the cooked liver dry it .Then add the oil and salt to it .Stir it continously for 10 to 15 mts in low flame (that is called varattiyath in malayalam ).The liver varattiyath will be in black color. Fry it in the coconut oil that will produce great taste.

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