"Best things come in small packages!"
True that !..When it comes to seafood,Anchovies/Netholi/Kozhuva hits a Home run !
Apart from the forever cleaning and cutting this little one,by look and by taste ,they are really cute and best ..for me at least...as if they want to teach me like my life ,"Patience is a great virtue !" ....
Did you know that ? (Credit:mnn.com)
- Anchovies provides as many grams of Omega-3s as a salmon fish and twice of Halibut fish .
- Anchovies are low in mercury or any other toxins .So,safe during pregnancy as well.
Netholi meen peera /Meen patichathu/Meen thoran
Ingredients
Anchovies/Netholi/Nethili/Kozhuva /chudaa- 500 gm
Coconut,grated - 1 1/2 cup - 2 cups
Gambodge/Kudampuli- 3-4 nos
Shallots/kunj ulli - 3-4 nos
Ginger - 1" piece
Garlic,big cloves - 2-3 nos
Green chilies,large - 2-4 nos
Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
Water - 1 cup
A few curry leaves
Coconut oil - 1-2 tablespoons
Mustard seeds
Salt to taste
Method & tips:
Please watch this quick video that will show you how to :
Note:You can use any small fish instead of Anchovies.If the green chilies are not that fierce,you may have to add more to make it spicy.This recipe is not that spicy at all.
Pattichey pattichey...
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Alla meen pattichannu paranjada keto :P...:)....never mind-ey....
Eat,love,live DELICIOUSLY,
P.S.You may also like- Learn fish names, How to clean and cut Anchoy/netholi meen , How to remove the fish odor,