Meen Pollichathu Pomfrets covered with a spicy masala, wrapped in banana leaves and shallow fried . This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana. By Sanjeev Kapoor 04 May 2016 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients Pomfret, Coconut milk Cuisine Kerala Course Main Course Seafood Prep Time 31-40 minutes Cook time 41-50 minutes Serve 4 Taste Spicy Level of Cooking Moderate Others Non Veg Ingredients list for Meen Pollichathu 4 small Pomfret 250 grams each 1/2 cup Coconut milk to taste Salt to taste Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder 2 tablespoons Lemon juice 6-8 Whole dry red chillies 1 inch piece Ginger 8-10 cloves Garlic 7-8 Black peppercorns 2 tablespo Oil 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds 10 Curry leaves 10 Small onions sliced 2 Green chillies slit 2 medium Tomatoes chopped 4 Banana leaves Method Clean the fish. Make gashes on both the sides. Mix salt, black pepper powder, turmeric powder and lemon juice in a bowl. Apply this mixture on the fish and set aside for half an hour. Grease the banana leaves with a little oil. Grind together dry red chillies, ginger, garlic and black peppercorns to a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and onions and sauté for two to three minutes. Add green chillies and ground paste and sauté on high heat. Add tomatoes and continue to sauté. Add thick coconut milk and salt to the masala and mix. Remove from heat and spread on a plate to cool. Take a banana leaf, spread some masala on it. Place the fish over the masala and spread some more masala over the fish. Fold the edges and secure with toothpicks. Similarly prepare the other fish. Heat some oil in a pan and place the wrapped fish on it. Cook turning the parcels a few times for eight to ten minutes. Serve hot in banana leaves itself. Nutrition Info Calories 1097 Carbohydrates 51.1 Protein 50.8 Fat 76.5 Other Fiber Zinc- 1.7mg #Banana leaves #Black pepper powder #Black peppercorns #Coconut milk #Curry leaves #Garlic #Ginger #Green chillies #Lemon juice #Mustard seeds #Oil #Pomfret #Salt #Small onions #Tomatoes #Turmeric powder #Whole dry red chillies Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article