Seer Fish-Surmai Fish Pollichathu

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

• 250 g Seer fish/Ney Meen cleaned, washed and — drained
• 1 tsp Ginger — finely chopped
• 1 tsp Garlic — finely chopped
• 1 cup Onion — finely chopped
• 3/4 cup Tomato — finely chopped
• 2 tsp Coccum water Kudampuli
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
• 1 tsp Pepper powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp Aniseed powder Saunf
• 1/2 cup Coconut milk
• 1/4 cup Water
• Coconut oil, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• Banana leaf, as needed

Preparation

1. Step 1

   For preparing seer fish/vanchiram/arkoli fish pollichathu, first mix together red chilly powder, lemon juice, turmeric powder and required salt with some coconut oil and apply the mixture on both sides of seer fish. Keep the fish pieces aside for a few minutes.

2. Step 2

   Heat some oil in a frying pan and fry ginger, garlic and onion to a golden brown color.

3. Step 3

   Add tomato, red chilly powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, saunf powder, little salt and cook well for a few minutes in simmer mode.

4. Step 4

   Add coccum water and little bit of water. Stir everything together thoroughly and cover with a lid. Boil for a few minutes in low heat to drain off water.

5. Step 5

   Remove the lid and add coconut milk. Cook again in low heat until the gravy acquires a thick consistency. Turn off the heat.

6. Step 6

   Get a banana leaf and brush the inside with some coconut oil. Apply the thick gravy on both sides of the marinated fish.

7. Step 7

   Roll up each fish in a piece of banana leaf and fry(pollikaan) both sides for 8 minutes in a hot tawa smeared with some oil.

8. Step 8

   Open the banana leaf.the splendid taste of seer fish/surmai fish/vanchiram/arkoli fish pollichathu. Serve hot with a piece of lime and onion slices.