Wednesday, July 16, 2008

MEEN KOTTHU CURRY

Usually I prepare fish in curries or fry most of the time. This "Meen kotthu curry" is nothing but a sidedish item which is remarkably easy and delicious. This recipe is made with shredded fillets meat which I prepared here with Tilapia fish. It could also be done with Salmon too. I love them to have with Kanji a lot. I learnt this unique recipe from my husband who also cooks well.
INGREDIENTS

2 Fillets (Tilapia).

1 Onion.

1 tbs Chopped Ginger.

1 tbs Chopped Garlic.

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds.

1/4 tsp Jeera.

1/2 tsp Chilli powder.

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder.

Curry leaves few chopped.

Salt to taste.

Water for boiling purpose.

METHOD.

Cook the fillets in boiling water for 2 to 3 mins. Drain the water and let the fillets cool for a while. Later shred the fillets meat finely.

Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds. After it starts spluttering add jeera followed by ginger, garlic and curry leaves. Saute them for few sec.

Add onions and salt, saute it till it becomes brown in colour. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder. When it is well seasoned , stir in the prepared fillet meat and let the mixture be covered for 2 to 3 min under low flame.





Serve hot with rice.

I also submit this recipe to EAT HEALTHY - PROTEIN RICH CONTEST- HOSTED BY SANGEETH





Enjoy!!!


31 comments:

ranji said...

supperrrrrb suma..i can imagine the taste especially with pej..i am simply drooling just thinking abt it :)..love fish dishes..very healthy too

Sangeeth said...

great entry with fish....

Cham said...

Wow, i make the fish puttu but omit ginger and add pepper to keep more spicy. I never thought to make with tilapia! Very delicious one Suma!

Indian Khana said...

Looks yummm

vandana rajesh said...

A seafood lovers delight...wonderful recipe suma.

Unknown said...

suma we make this dish in andhra with sora meen and we call this sora pittu,when I was reading your recipe my hubby also with me he is a big fan of it now he is behind me I have to make this week end tel me one thing can I use that frozen pac.ones

Srikitchen said...

wow.. thatz a new dish for me... yummy suma...

Illatharasi said...

Great entry, I make this with shark.... sorra puttu, except ginger and chillipowder, I use geen chillies instead.... now u reminded me of it.... :( ;)

Purva Desai said...

Hey Suma,

Thanks for stopping by. You have a really yummy blog and Kottu curry looks delicious too :)

Laavanya said...

Nice to know your husband cooks too.. I keep pestering mine to cook but he just doesn't take to it :)

Dibs said...

Hi Suma, I have a can of tuna and dont know what to do with it! This recipe seems best made with fresh fish...will anyway try this with the canned stuff, and share results!

Thanks for your encouraging comments on my pumpkin experiments! :-)

Chef Jeena said...

This looks so good Suma. I love how it is prepared, it sounds really tasty.

Dori said...

This is a great way to use up leftover fish, sounds yummy!

Sum Raj said...

Ranji,
s its a very good combo with peeg...try it..

Sangeeth,
thanks

Cham,
try adding ginger tooo for extra flvour ..i will add trying pepper because i luv spicy gal. :)

Priti, Vandana,
Thanks a lot.

Rekha,
thats nice ...yaa u can frozen one..will taste good....try it out and give it to ur luv...

Srilekha, Illtharasi,
Thanks u soo much..

Purva,
Welcome friend.

Lavanya,
S . he does cooking very well than me... somtimes he gives me nice tips as well as in presentation too.

Dibs, Jeena,
Thanks for ur sweet comments.

Meesco,
Yaa it a gud idea too.. :) thanks for sharing with me

ST said...

Nice to know your husband cooks too.. looks gr8...

Sagari said...

woww suma curry looks so yummmmyy

Ramya Bala said...

Looks to be a intersting dish n a very good entry dear...

Jaishree Iyer said...

Looks to be a interesting dish…Nice to know your husband cooks too…My husband also sometimes help me in cooking .

Swati said...

Nice to know your hubby cooks.. nice dish!!

Sig said...

That is an innovative and unique fish recipe, thanks Suma, I have to try this sometime..

Dibs said...

Hi Suma, For the canned tuna version, I added some tamarind juice as well. It came out like a chutney and went well with rice and chappatis both! I am a veget, but hubby loved it!

Indranee Batabyal said...

Unique, but a great recipe! My mom makes a somewhat similar recipe, but not with Tilapia. Will definitely try this one.

Andhra Flavors said...

it is very innovative. should try once.

Purva Desai said...

I also have a tag waiting for you at my blog
http://purvasdaawat.blogspot.com/

ranji said...

hey suma whr r u?not to be seen for the past few days.. are u feeling well?

Indian Khana said...

That was fast! phew...check the post again

@the_whisk_affair said...

this sure sounds interesting..a new recipe for me, but looking delicious! great dish suma :-)

Sanhita said...

Hey, this is my first time on your bolg. It has interesting recipes. Will try them. Hope you don't mind, but I added you to my blogroll.
Good luck...

Purva Desai said...

hey dats ok dear...
I hope u had a nice trip :)

Sum Raj said...

Thanks u so much for the comments ...

Kana said...

Hi Suma,
Thanks for stopping by!! I made a similar fish pottu - and have not made if for ages! Thanks for reminding me :)