About The Recipe:

Nethili Meen Vathakkal With Freshly Ground Masala | Anchovies Vathakkal -Nethili Meen | Anchovies - these fishes are small sized and little difficult to clean but the taste is really good and easy to cook, its my all-time-favorite. It could be consumed with bones. Now lets see how to make this nethili meen vathakkal with the freshly ground masala. With the step by step instructions, images and video (will post soon)...

Recipe : Nethili Meen Vathakkal With Freshly Ground Masala | Anchovies Vathakkal Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Recipe Cuisine: Indian Recipe Category: Fish Serves: 2 to 3 persons

Ingredients :

Oil - 1 tbsp

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Pepper - 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilies - 3 no

Ginger - 1" pieces Garlic Cloves - 7 nos

Oil - 2 tsp

Curry Leaves - 2 stks

Nethili Meen - 250 gms

Turmeric Powder - 1\2 tsp

Salt - as required

Lemon Juice - 1\2 no

Method :

To make the masala, heat the oil in a kadhai, add the cumin seeds, pepper, dry red chillies, ginger and garlic, saute until it raw smell leaves.

Cool them and grind into fine paste.

To make the dish, heat the oil in a kadhai, add the ground masala, curry leaves, nethili meen, turmeric powder and salt.

Cook on its own moisture over low flame by stirring gently. At last add the lemon juice, mix and serve hot.

Notes: Don't add water to cook the fish, its own moisture is enough.

Step By Step Images:

To make the masala, heat the oil in a kadhai, add the cumin seeds, pepper, dry red chillies, ginger and garlic, saute until it raw smell leaves.

Cool them and grind into fine paste. To make the nethili vathakkal, heat the oil in a kadhai, add the ground masala, curry leaves, nethili meen, turmeric powder and salt.

Cook on its own moisture over low flame by stirring gently. At last add the lemon juice, mix and serve hot.

Serving Suggestion: Goes well with rasam or paruppu satham. Page: Collection Of Fish Recipes. Variation: Similarly try with the prawn. If you like this recipe: You will like this nethili vathakal recipe also. Did you make this recipe? Please let me know how it turned out for you! Leave a comment below and share on Face book

By Kalais