Meen (fish) Pathri

Fish pathri a traditional Malabari snack  especially more common in the Muslim community in Kerala.....It is served on special occasions.I remember during one of those school days when i had been to my maternal grandmother's house in Mahe,my grandmother's friend cum neighbor who was a Muslim used to  prepare this pathri for Ramadan  they used to  prepare a variety of other yummy dishes to go with it. It is here i tasted this dish & found it very appetizing . once i started to cook i called my aunt for the recipe, it's easy but you have to follow a long process. Fish pathri is a meal by itself, you can have it for dinner or as a snack, it's similar to a fish pie or stuffed paratha. you can make it with king fish ( Spanish mackerel),small size prawns. minced meat or chicken.

Ingredients:

• 200 gm parboiled rice.
• 1/2 cup grated coconut.
• 1/2 tsp saunf / fennel seeds.
• Salt to taste.

 Method :   Click here 👉 How to make rice dough  

     

• To make the rice dough click here 👉 How to make rice dough with parboiled rice or with rice flour ( easy method) If you are making it with rice flour  mix in the coarsely ground coconut, saunf  & then knead it well & keep aside, i prefer the parboiled rice its more tasty.....

     
Ingredients for the stuffing:

• 100 gm pomfret slices.
• 1-2 tsp fish masala powder.
• 1 medium onion minced finely.
• 1 tsp ginger, garlic paste.
• 1/2 tsp chilly powder (according to your taste)
• 1/2 tsp jeera /cumin powder.
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder.
• salt to taste.
• Few curry leaves.
• 1 tomato minced finely.
•  1 +2 tbsp oil.

Method:

• Wash the fish well & marinate the fish in chilly powder, jeera powder turmeric powder & salt to taste for at least 1/2 an hr.
• In a non-stick pan add 2 tbsp oil & fry the fish  on both sides, remove the fish, de-bone it & cut into small pieces.
• In the same pan add 1tblsp oil ( if required) add the minced onion fry till transparent add the ginger-garlic paste & the curry leaves & saute for a while add the fish masala powder & the tomato & cook till the tomatoes turn to a paste add the fish pieces check the salt & keep stirring till the mixture is dry.
• Remove & keep aside to cool.

       

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         Take 2 small portion of the rice dough & place it on 2 square banana leaf  & flatten it with 
          your palm into 2 round shape (pathri's).

           Place a spoonful of the filling on one of the pathri & spread evenly leaving half a inch along 
            the edges ( As shown in the 👆image).

           Cover it with the second pathri & press down the edges with your fingers or press it with a fork to seal the edges ( As shown in the👆image ).Place it in a steamer & steam it until well cooked for about 15-20 mins.

  If  your using raw rice then steam it for 10-15 min.Remove from the steamer peel off the banana leaf  & let it cool.

            

Cut into 4 pieces & enjoy!!!!