VIRUDHUNAGAR FISH MEAL

Virudhunagar fish meal, cooked in clay pot is made with simple masala ground in ammi(traditional device made of stones, check the video) ,and can be consumed even the next day without refrigerating. That's the specialty of cooking in clay pot with the given masalas.

Ingredients:

Fish - 700 g(For roast)

Fish -1/2 kg(For curry)

Sesame oil-1/2 cup for curry

Peanut oil -to deep fry

Salt- to taste

Turmeric-1/2 tsp +1/2 tsp

For masala

Cumin seeds-11/2 tbsp

Fenugreek seeds-1 tsp soaked in water

Pepper corns-1 tsp

Red chillies -12-15

Shallots -1 cup peeled

Method:

In a ammi or mixer grind the listed ingredients under For masala into a fine paste
To a clay pot kadai add 3/4 cup of ground masala , sesame oil, salt, turmeric and 2 cups of water.
Cook it until it comes to a nice boil
When it starts boiling add the fish kept for the curry and cook in simmer for 20 minutes until oil floats on the top
Marinade 1/2 cup of ground masala ,salt and turmeric over the fish kept for roast and keep it in sunlight for 30 minutes.
Then deep fry in a clay pot until it sis well done on both sides
Cook 2 cups of kerala rice (soaked in water for 2 hours) in 6 cups of water with adequate salt in a claypot.
This kerala rice also called mattai arisi is great for fish curries.
Fish meal is ready

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