Ayala Pathiri

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 2 nos Cleaned Mackerel
• Chilli powder, to taste
• Salt as req
• ½ Of Coconut
• Fennel seeds, a few
• Turmeric powder, a few
• Chilli powder, a few
• 3 Or Ginger
• 10 To Garlic
• 3 nos Chilly
• 5 nos Banana leaves cut piece

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Soak the rice in water for 2 hours.

2. Step 2

   Crush the coconut and onion separately in a mixer grinder.

3. Step 3

   Grind the soaked rice, crushed coconut and onion together in a grinder.

4. Step 4

   Put some fennel into it. Putting of turmeric powder is optional.

5. Step 5

   Make chili powder, salt and little water to make a paste. Apply the paste well on the mackerel.

6. Step 6

   Place a pan on the stove. Pour some oil and fry the mackerel.

7. Step 7

   Cut the mackerel into slight big pieces and remove the thorns of them.

8. Step 8

   Grind the coconut, fennel seeds, and chili powder and turmeric powder in a mixer grinder with little water as if to form a paste.

9. Step 9

   Put the chilly, ginger and garlic into the paste and crush them.

10. Step 10

    Place a pan on the stove followed by a few oil. Add curry leaves to it.

11. Step 11

    Put chopped onion into it. cook them well till it becomes brown color.

12. Step 12

    Add chopped tomato to it and cook them well.

13. Step 13

    Add the coconut paste to it.

14. Step 14

    Cook them well. Put coriander leaves and off the stove.

15. Step 15

    Get a banana leaf. Apply little oil. Make a ball of the rice mixture and flatten the ball as if for a pathiri.

16. Step 16

    Put some masala over it.

17. Step 17

    Put one piece fried mackerel over it.

18. Step 18

    Fold the banana leaf.

19. Step 19

    Continue this process for every pathiri.

20. Step 20

    Steam these pathirees for some time.

21. Step 21

    Remove the banana leaf, cut them and serve hot.