Fish Fry Wrapped In Banana Leaves (Kerala Style)

This is a Kerala speciality dish. Fish like Kerala karimeen, promfert and silver pampino are usually used to make this fish fry masala. Spread the oil in a banana leaf.Turn the gas flame in very low. Place the banana leaf on the top of the flame slowly. and after sometimes you may find the leaf getting lose; after this when you fold the leaf it will not tear.In malayalam it is called as “Ela Vattuka”.So before making the fish roast, initially make the banana leaf in the above written way.

Ingredients:
Promfert- 2 big
Marinadefor fish)
1.Chilli powder-1 tbsp
2.Corriander powder-1 tbsp
3.Vinegar- 1 tbsp
4.Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
5.Salt- as required
Oil (for shallow frying the fish)- 3 tbsp
Tomato puree- 1 cup
Chopped Pearl onions- 2 cup Or chopped big onions - 2 cups
Chopped ginger- 2 tbsp
Chopped garlic- 2 tbsp
Sliced green chillies- 4 num
Garam masala-1/4 tsp
Chopped curry leaves-Half handful


Method :
1.Clean the fish with rock salt.Clean this again with running water. Make lots slit in fish very lightly .Marinate the 1 to 5 num ingredients on the fish. Keep this for atleast for3 hours. After three hours, heat oil in a pan and shallow fry in a medium flame with closed lid. Once it is fried keep this aside on a paper towel.
2. In another pan heat oil. Fry onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves , salt and fry this until brown.(medium flame and mix well)
3.Then when it comes brown, add garam masala.Stir it again .Now add tomato puree, mix this with other masalas and make slowly fry to a thick paste.
4.Now take the masala, add this on one part of heated banana leaf, place the fried fish and again add the onion masalas on the top of the fish and then pack with the banana leaf tigtly.Then shallow fry this in a pan with closed lid in a very low flame. Every other 5 minutes turn the fish and fry for 20 minutes. Serve this with hot rice.


Tips:
Tomato puree- Boil tomatoes in boiled water. Boil this for 15 minutes.Then take out the peel and grind this in blender by adding salt and chilli powder(half tsp).