Unakka Maanthal /Nangu Fish (Dried Sole) Koottaan

Ingredientsfor 2 servings

• 250 g Unakka Maanthal/Nangu Fish
• Soak the Fish for about an hour
• 4 Tspns Red Chilli Powder
• ½ cup Coconut — grated
• 5 Tspns Coriander Powder
• 2 Tspns Turmeric Powder
• Salt, to taste
• 6 Pcs Chopped Green Chilli
• Curry leaves, to taste
• 10 Pcs Chopped Ginger
• 15 Pcs Chopped Onion
• Tamarind Syrup, to taste
• 2 Tspns Chopped Shallots/Onion
• 3 Tspns Coconut/Refined Oil

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Remove the head portion and skin of the soaked fish, wash and cut into pieces as shown in above pictures and keep the pieces separately.

2. Step 2

   Heat the frying pan/Cheenachatti and roast the grated Coconut and some Curry leaves. When colour of the Coconut turns into golden, add the Coriander powder and Red Chilli powder and stir it well, after 2 – 3 minutes, turn off the heat and allow to cool the mix.

3. Step 3

   Grind the Mix along with some water and change it into a cooking vessel.

4. Step 4

   Add the chopped Onion, Ginger and Green Chilli into this grinded ingredients along wth Turmeric Powder, Tamarind syrup and required quantity of Salt and Water and boil the mix for about 10 minutes in medium flame.

5. Step 5

   After about ten minutes add the Fish pieces into this boiled gravy and cook the Fish properly.

6. Step 6

   Heat the oil in a Frying pan/Cheenachatti and add the chopped Shallots/Onion and some Curry leaves into this hot oil and stir it. When colour of this Shallots/Onion turns into golden/brown add it into the already cooked Fish koottaan.

7. Step 7

   Unakka Maanthal/Nangu Fish (dried Sole) koottaan is ready. This koottaan can serve along with cooked Rice/Tapioca etc.