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Meen Mutta Thoran



Meen Mutta Thoran

Today's recipe is fish roe and coconut stir fry. I am quiet sure there are lots of people in Kerala who love this fish delicacy .Roe is the egg mass of the fish . This is an exotic fish recipe and back home meen mutta/roe is usually marinated and fried in coconut oil or made like stir fry with coconut. My mom also makes it like omelet by cutting off the thin membrane and scooping out the egg mass. You can use roe from fish like pom fret,king fish or sardine.

Ingredients
Fish Roe - 3/4-1 cup
Onion- 1 medium
Shallots thinly sliced- 1/2 cup
Ginger - 1 inch thick
Curry leaves- a few springs
Green chilly-2
Dry red chilly- 2
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Cumin powder- 1/3 tsp
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Coconut grated- 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Coconut oil- 2 tbs



Heat coconut oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter add curry leaves,dry red chillies and finely chopped ginger and saute for a minute. Next add onions,shallots and green chilly and saute till golden brown. Add turmeric, salt and washed and cleaned fish roe/meen mutta and mix well. Cover and cook for a minute. Add chilly powder, pepper powder and cumin powder and continue to saute for another two minutes.Finally add grated coconut and fry for another one minute. Serve with rice.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!

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  1. Home Cooked foodMarch 25, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    tempting dish even for vegetarian like me.

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  2. Binys RecipesMarch 25, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Suja u r temptg me badly...love it...clicks are great

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  3. Sahasra RecipesMarch 25, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    My mother is preparing at home. Never tried this. Looks different.

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  4. divyaMarch 25, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    Makes me drool..tempting

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  5. Vineetha SushMarch 25, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    shoo control pokunu...

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  6. divyagcpMarch 25, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    Looks so delicious.. Very inviting!

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  7. UnknownMarch 25, 2013 at 2:45 PM

    Never heard of this looks so rich

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  8. Jincy JosephMarch 25, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    This my favorite :)

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  9. Priya SureshMarch 25, 2013 at 4:46 PM

    Quite a different thoran, we usually fry the meen mutta,thoran looks fabulous.

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  10. UnknownMarch 25, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    omg!! I really miss this a lot here....my fav too...
    South Indian Cooking - Mar 20th to May 20th

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  11. UnknownMarch 25, 2013 at 7:23 PM

    Look so delicious,Suja!! Drooling over here!!
    http://www.rita-bose-cooking.com/

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  12. www.mahaslovelyhome.comMarch 25, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    look hot and delicious...

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  13. AkilaMarch 25, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    U mean these are fish eggs?? How to find if a fish is having eggs or not.. Btw this is one of the mouthwatering dish I can say
    Event: Dish name starts with R till April 15th and a giveaway

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  14. MélangeMarch 25, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    I am here present Suja..Pass me the plate..My fav..

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  15. MélangeMarch 25, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    I am here present Suja..Pass me the plate..My fav..

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  16. UnknownMarch 25, 2013 at 11:19 PM

    Chechi lovely new recipe to me :) looks awesome side

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  17. Love2cook MalaysiaMarch 25, 2013 at 11:25 PM

    I can finish them off rightaway!!! Perfect with plain hot rice :)

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  18. ChitzMarch 26, 2013 at 12:45 AM

    Never had this before.. But looks very very tempting :)

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  19. UnknownMarch 26, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    i like it more.. can have it with roti..

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  20. nayanaMarch 26, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Looking really delicious even if I dont eat that fish variety.....

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  21. PremaMarch 26, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    Healthy thoran,yum!

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  22. Sangeetha PriyaMarch 26, 2013 at 11:41 AM

    such a delicious combo n inviting clicks dear...

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  23. SwathiMarch 26, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    Adipoli meen mutta thoran Suja.

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  24. saraniskitchenMarch 27, 2013 at 3:10 AM

    looking delicious dear...

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