MEEN PUTTU:

Ingredients:
Fleshy fish pieces‐½ kilo
Onion‐4 [finely sliced]
Oil‐4 tbsp
Fennel seeds‐2sp
Green chillies‐2tbsp [chopped]
Chopped garlic‐2sp
Chopped ginger‐2sp
Chopped tomatoes‐1 cup
Turmeric powder‐1tsp
Chopped coriander leaves‐a handful
Curry leaves‐ a few
Shredded coconut‐ ½ cup
Salt to tatse
Method:
Steam the fish pieces and then crush them finely.
In oil, fry the fennel seeds and then add the sliced onions and the chopped
green chillies.
Fry them to a brown colour.
Grind the ginger, garlic with 1sp aniseed to a fine paste and add to the
onion and fry well.
Now add the chopped tomatoes with the turmeric powder.
Fry for a few minutes until the tomatoes are well cooked and mashed.
Add the fish with enough salt and fry well for some minutes.
Add curry leaves, shredded coconut and chopped coriander leaves and mix
well.