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Meen/ Fish Podimas


Podimas is a south Indian favorite and is a simple and dry preparation of crumbled or somewhat scrambled vegetables,egg or meat.Here I am using fish and this is a quick and versatile dish for all fish lover and is an excellent side dish for rice.It is lightly seasoned quick dish and you go hustle and bustle as it is not strict retain their shape.

Ingredients
Boneless fish- 1lb
Shredded Coconut- 3/4 cup
Shallots- 10-12/ or one onion
Green chilly- 2
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/2 tsp
coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds- a pinch
curry leaves
oil - 2 tsp


Clean and cut fish into small cubes and cook this with 1/3 cup of water, 1/2 tsp of chilly powder, turmeric and salt and keep aside.
In a pan heat oil add mustard seeds and cumin and when they splutter saute shallots, green chilly, ginger and curry leaves till onion becomes golden brown. Add chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala and the cooked fish pieces. Stir fry for a minute and add shredded coconut and stir fry for another minute. Serve warm with rice 

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. SujiJanuary 17, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Oh man..ravile thanne kothypichallo...I love this yummy podimas...

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  2. Priya SureshJanuary 17, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Slurp,podimas looks fabulous,makes me hungry..

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  3. AkilaJanuary 17, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    looks great...

    Event: Dish Name Starts with E
    Learning-to-cook
    Regards,
    Akila

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  4. UmaJanuary 17, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    loved this spicy fish.. perfect with rice!

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  5. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiJanuary 17, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    love this podimas recipe. mouth watering colour and click. how to cook with eggs?

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  6. Treat and TrickJanuary 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Looks so tempting and delicious, great click too...

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  7. Indian Cuisine BlogrollJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    yummy podimas...love it with rice...

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  8. aipiJanuary 17, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    That looks really good..nice clicks too!

    US Masala

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  9. AnandaJanuary 17, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    oh my my that looks simply wonderful, i'm hungry now :)

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  10. TorviewtorontoJanuary 17, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    delicious addition of coconut
    looks wonderful

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  11. Lena JayadevJanuary 17, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    nw its 7am in banglore and i just thought of spending sm time in blogger buddies space... ravile thanne kothippichu kalanju.. 2day i wl go and get the fish n surelyi wl make it.. :)

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  12. PiaJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    gonaa try it soon. Loved your preparation

    Cook Healthy

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  13. PushpaJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    Mouthwatering gorgeous fish podimas.

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  14. UnknownJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    I love this dish!! Adipoli pic..

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  15. Gouri GuhaJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    Fish podimas...nice recipe...looks great.

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  16. AnuJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    Looks so yummy..

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    wow adipoli

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  18. Jayanthy KumaranJanuary 18, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    looks tempting Suja...reminds me of my mom s taste..
    Tasty appetite

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  19. SatrupaJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Any recipe with fish is good for me ..... drooling here :)

    Cheers,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  20. Mrs KJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Another yummy recipe for making fish, it looks and sounds so yummy,loved the use of shredded coconut with curry leaves:)

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  21. Jincy JosephJanuary 18, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    I want to try this.Photos are superb!

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  22. BeenaJanuary 18, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Looks so good and prompting. Can I have some?

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  23. Suja ManojJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and the encouraging comments:)

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  24. divyaJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Looks so tempting and delicious, great click too... thanks for wonderful words in my blog..i love to follow u...

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  25. Suja ManojJanuary 19, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Thanks Divya for stopping by and for the sweet comment :)

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  26. KrithisKitchenJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Looks interesting and yummy.. Love the color..

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  27. à´¶ാà´¨്à´¤ à´•ാà´µുà´®്à´ªാà´¯ിJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    It is tasty but I cant....

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  28. Suja ManojJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Thanks Krithi and Santha for stopping by and happy to read your sweet comments:)

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  29. Jaya MJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:13 AM

    we too make this with fish but call it fish keema,I was suppose to post this recipe in coming weeks.This looks so delicious..hugs and smiles

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  30. Suja ManojJanuary 24, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Fish Keema sounds great,thanks for stopping by Jaya:)

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