Tuesday 21 November 2017

Meen puttu / Fish puttu / Shredded salmon stir fry

 

I would easily say that this is one of the easiest and the most delicious fish recipes i have tried. This is a recipe from my friend's mom. There are very few recipes that I follow exactly as explained when given by someone. This is one such recipe. I followed every minute detail as explained by her and it turned out to be delicious. Thanks aunt for this wonderful recipe.

Cuisine : Indian                              Serves: 1
Prep Time : 5 mins                         Cooking time : 10 mins



What you will need:


  • Salmon fish - a thick palm sized fillet
  • Garlic- 3 big cloves
  • Sambar onion- 5 
  • Curry leaves- a sprig
  • Fennel powder- 1/4 tsp
  • Green chilli- 1
  • Pepper powder- 1/4 tsp
  • Turmeric powder- a pinch
  • Salt- as needed

How to:


  1. Rub the fish with salt  and turmeric powder  and wash it well under running water. Take an idli steamer and steam the fish for just 5 mins. I have used a wet cloth to place the fish to prevent the fish from getting stuck to the plate when cooked.                                                                                       
                                  
  2. Take care to remove the fish from the cloth. I ran a knife between the cloth and fish to remove it. Remove the skin and the tiny bones and discard.  Shred the fish and collect it in a plate.                           
                                     
  3. Heat oil in a kadai. Add fennel powder. Immediately add finely chopped garlic, fry for 30 seconds, add finely chopped shallots, green chilli, curry leaves, fry for a minute.                       
                                 
  4. Add turmeric powder and salt. Mix well. Add shredded fish and pepper powder. Once you add fish dont use any laddle or spoon to mix it. Just toss the kadai to mix it well. Switch off after 2 mins.                                                                                                                                               
                                   
Yummiest meen puttu can be served as a side for rice.


Note:

  • Dont steam the fish for too long. Alternatively you can bake the fish.
  • Chop the garlic and sambar onion finely.
  • You can replace sambar onion with onion.
  • You can use any fish with less bones for the this recipe.

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