Saturday, January 28, 2012

Kerala Style Baked Fish

Whewww!!! Its been one hectic couple of weeks , with my moving and all , still settling in  almost there but I decided to take a break and post a dish I had made a while back . This is a typical dish you can find anywhere in Kerala , here the fish is coated with a subtly spiced coconut mix and then baked covered in banana leaves . The aroma is itself mouthwatering so here goes..............................



INGREDIENTS

2-3 medium sized white  pomfret or red snapper
1 inch pc ginger
4-6 garlic cloves
4 green chillies
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
1/2 cup shallots peeled
1/2 cup vinegar
salt to taste
4 tsp coconut oil

for the garnish

2 tsp coconut oil
2 tsp curry leaves roasted
1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped

METHOD

Clean the fish and make large slits on both sides
Roast the seeds and grind it .
Grind the coconut , shallots , ginger, garlic , green chillies into a paste.
Add the roast and ground powder to it and salt to taste .
Smear the fish with this paste and set aside.
Grease the banana leaves with the coconut oil and line it in the baking dish .
Now place the fish on the banana leaves and pour vinegar all over it and cover it with the banana leaves and bake it in a preheated 180 c oven for about 20 -35 min or till done .
Now transfer the fish to a serving dish and garnish it by sprinkling the coconut oil , roasted curry leaves and coriander leaves .



6 comments:

  1. you got to be wielding a magic wand to settle in so fast and blog! i saw you in Elisabeth's blog and decided to peek. was thinking your post will come only after a month!

    red snapper would any day be my choice and aww that Kerala style is my style babe!

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  2. So that's where you disappeared, hope you are settling in quite well in you new home. I'm a sucker for Kerala style fish preparations and this looks really heavenly! Take care and see ya soon!

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    1. Yep , been really busy , gotta pop over to your blog .

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  3. So glad you're getting settled! This fish dish looks so healthy and beautiful...wonderful!

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  4. Shabs, I'm so glad you're all settled into your new place! Your fish is gorgeous, moist, and delicious! Love the recipe. Thanks for sharing:DDD

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