A tradional Kerala dish, meen peera pattichathu is usually made with small fish such as kozhuva.
Ingredients
½ kg kozhuva/nethili/anchovies
2 cups grated coconut
10 button onions
½ inch ginger (sliced)
6 garlic cloves (sliced)
3 green chillies (sliced)
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 stalk of curry leaves
Salt to taste
3 pieces of cocum (soaked in water)
1 cup water
2 teaspoon coconut oil
How To
Clean and cut the kozhuva/anchovies into small pieces. Crush coconut, button onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Mix these with turmeric powder, curry leaves, salt and fish in a clay pot. Add the cocum and one cup of water and bring to boil. Lower the heat and allow the mixture to get dry. Pour coconut oil on top and remove from fire. Meen peera pattichathu is ready to be served!
Source: Mom!
Notes: Take care not to let the mixture stick to the clay pot while allowing it to dry out.
