Fish fry in banana leaf is kerala special recipe. Lets see how to prepare this mouth watering recipe.
Ingredients
Sardine – 5 medium sized
Ginger – 2 inch
Garlic – 7 small cloves
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
Pepper – 1/2 tsp
Water – 2 to 3 tbsp to grind
For marination ——
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
kashmiri chilli powder – 2 tsp
salt less than 1/2 tsp
coconut oil
For Masala—–
Big onion – 2
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder – 1/4tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Tomato – half of 1 ( if small tomato add 1 )
thick coconut milk – 3 to 4 tbsp
Salt
Banana leaf
Preparation
Take a mixie jar, add ginger, pepper , garlic, fennel and a little water, grind it into paste, use this paste with turmeric , salt, chilly powder, and coconut oil to marinate the fish well. Dont forget to put deep wounds in fish before marination. Rest it for 15 minutes, then fry the fish. Now prepare masala, add onions to the same pan, add salt and saute it well, add curry leaves, and masala powders, mix well, next add tomato, saute until it become soft and mushy, then turn off flame. Take banana leaf, heat it to become soft, then add the entire masala, place fish above the masala, pour 2-3 tbsp of coconut milk above it, finely fold the leaf. Heat a tawa, put it above, then cook both sides in low flame, then turn off flame.
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