Karimeen Pollichathu, the quintessential Kerala favourite!

Need I say anything more on this….This Karimeen Pollichathu is a total knock out dish in terms of flavour!
 
Ingredients
4 karimeen/pearl spot (cleaned & slit)
Coconut oil for frying
Couple of banana leaves
 
For the marinade
15 shallots
a piece of ginger (about 2 inches)
8-10 cloves of garlic
4 teaspoon chilly powder
2 teaspoon pepper powder
2 teaspoon vinegar
2-3 stalks of curry leaves
Salt to taste
 
How To Make Karimeen Pollichathu
Grind all the ingredients under marinade into a paste. Marinate the fishes with this paste. Place each fish in a piece of banana leaf and wrap thoroughly. Heat some oil in a shallow pan and reduce the flame. Place one of the wrapped fish in the pan and close and cook closed till both sides are done. Unwrap the fish/karimeen pollichathu and serve hot with onion rings and lime.