Meen Peera Pattichathu

Ingredients

Smelt (or fish fillets cut into small pieces) – 1lb
Grated coconut – 2 cups
Ginger (chopped) – 1 ½ tsp
Garlic (chopped) -1tsp
Shallots (sliced ) -1cup
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Green chillies – 5
Kudampuli(Kokum) – 2-3 pieces
Coconut oil
Salt to taste
Curry leaves

Directions
1. Clean and cut the fish into small pieces.
2. Wash kudampuli and soak it in water for 10 minutes.
3. Make a coarse paste of coconut, shallots, ginger, garlic, turmeric powder and green chillies in a blender.
4. Mix the coarse paste, curry leaves, salt and the fish in a deep earthen vessel or a heavy bottomed pan. Add the kudampuli and the water it was soaked in and bring the contents to boil.
5. Cook on medium heat with the lid on till the fish is cooked well and pour 2 tsp of coconut oil to it.
6. Remove the lid and heat till the water is absorbed.