Baked Tilapia Fish With Tomato Gravy/ Meen Pollichathu.

Baked Tilapia Fish With Tomato Gravy. This is a very famous kerala dish called Meen Pollichathu. Meen Pollichathu is basically fish covered with a spicy masala and wrapped in banana leaves and shallow fried. But since I did not find banana leaves here, so I wrapped it with foil paper and baked it to give a healthier touch. And I have made a little changes in masala too by adding more tomato's to have a little gravy. It is all up to us to add or remove the ingredients according to our taste and it taste as good as the traditional dish. This can be served with rice, roti and even as a side dish.

Ingredient's to marinate the fish.

1 Medium size Tilapia fish

1/2tsp red chilli powder

1/4tsp turmeric

1/2tsp coriander powder

1/2tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4tsp black pepper powder

Salt to taste

1tsp oil.

Ingredient's for the gravy.

1 onion, 2 green chilli, 2 large tomatos (finely chopped)

1/2tsp red chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric, 1/2tsp coriander powder

1/2tsp garam masala

1/2tsp mustard seeds

2tsp lemon juice

1tsp ginger garlic paste

10 curry leaves

2tbsp thick coconut milk

2tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

2tbsp oil.

Cooking Method.

Clean the fish. Make gashes on both the sides.

Add all the marinated ingredients into a mixing bowl and make a thick paste by adding little water. Then apply it nicely on the fish and set it aside for atleast 30 minutes.

In a tava add oil and fry the fish both the side for a minute or 2.

In a deep frying pan, add oil, when oil is hot, add curry leaves and mustard seeds, when they splutter, add onion, green chilli and fry to lite brown.

Add red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, garam masala and ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. Then add chopped tomato's, coconut milk, coriander leaves, lemon juice, salt and cook till the tomatoes are well cooked. Allow the masala to cool.

In a mean time pre-heat the oven at 200c for 10minutes.

Take a large foil paper, spread some masala on it. Place the fish over the masala and spread some more masala over the fish.

Fold the edges and secure. Then baked the fish for 10 to 15minutes.

Serve hot with Rice, Roti or as a Side Dish.

Mackerel Fish Fry!!!

Mackerel Fish Fry. Mackerel fish is a flavorful, firm-fleshed fish that is easy to cook, low in fat and full of nutrients. This fish is one of my very favorite, though i cook very less because of the smell, my hubby don't like this fish smell while cooking. So when ever i feel like having this fish i make it in the afternoon and wash all the dishes and spray room freshener at home, so that when he comes home there is no smell at all. Most of the time he will not know only, i had fish in the afternoon until unless i tell him.... This is one of very very easy fish fry, you can use any fish it will taste awesome and you don't need to marinate for hours. This fish will not take your precious time and yet gives you the best and delicious taste...

Ingredient's

3 mackerel fish (washed and slit on the top)

3tbsp red chilli powder

1tbsp lemon juice

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

3 to 4tbsp water

Salt as per taste

2tbsp oil for shallow frying.

Cooking Method

In a mixing bowl add all the ingredient's (except oil) and make a medium thick paste.

Then apply thoroughly on fish and keep in the fridge for 4 to 5 minutes.

In a hot frying pan add oil and shallow fry fish to golden brown, both the side.

Now hot fish is ready to serve. Serve hot as a side dish.