MEEN PATHIRI [STUFFED RICE PANCAKES]

                                          Meen pathiri aka stuffed rice pancake is a famous dish from the malabar side of kerala...........eventhough iam not from that side my mom makes all these dishes.........i learned this from her.................i will not say that this is a super easy dish to make..........but one thing i can say its worth trying.................every one will luv it...............here i have used fish filling................but u can try filling of ur choice.............but fish tastes the best.................
so try this and enjoy..........................


INGREDIENTS:

1.  RICE FLOUR                                               -2 CUP  
2.  WATER                                                         -3CUP  
3.  CUMIN SEEDS                                            -1/4 TSP
4.  SHALLOTS                                                   - 5           
5.  GRATED COCONUT                   -               - 1CUP     
6.  SALT                                                                   -3/4 TSP



GRING INGREDIENTS FROM 3-6 IN A GRINDER..........BOIL WATER AND ADD SALT....THEN ADD RICE FLOUR AND GROUND PASTE.........REMOVE FROM HEAT ANDKNEAD TO A SMOOTH DOUGH..........KEEP COVERED.....THIS IS THE PANCAKE MIX...............



FOR FILLING:

1.  ANY FISH FILLETS                        -1/2 KG
    RED CHILLY PDR                           -2 TBLSPN
   TURMERIC PDR                              -1/2 TSP
   SALT                                                   -TO TASTE
   OIL                                                       -2 TBLSP


MIX ALL INGREDIENTS EXCEPT OIL IN FISH AND KEEP ASIDE FOR 5 MIN.....THEN FRY IT AND SHRED INTO PIECES..........KEEP IT ASIDE..........




2.  ONION                                               - 2 SLICED
GINGER- GARLIC PASTE                   -2 TBLSPN
GREEN CHILLY                                     -2 CHOPPED
RED CHILLY PDR                                  -1 TSP
CORIANDER PDR                                  -2 TSP
GARAM MASALA PDR                         -1 TSP
TOMATO SLICED                                   -1
CORIANDER LEAVES                            -FOR GARNISHING
SALT                                                           -TO TASTE
OIL                                                              - TBLSP


METHOD:


HEAT OIL IN A WOK...........
SAUTE ONIONS,GINGER-GARLIC PASTE AND GREEN CHILLIES FOR 5-10 MIN
THEN ADD ALL DRY PDRS TO THIS AND SAUTE FOR 30 SEC
THEN ADD CHOPPED TOMATOES AND SAUTE TILL OIL OOZES OUT
THEN ADD SHREDDED FRIED FISH,SALT AND CORIANDER LEAVES........SAUTE
FILLING IS READY


NEXT IS STUFFING
IN KERALA WE USE BANANA LEAVES FOR ROLLING THE DOUGH
HERE DUE TO UN AVAILABILITY OF THAT I USED ALUMINIUM FOIL
CUT FOIL INTO SMALL SMALL PIECES
TAKE A FOIL AND PRESS LITTLE DOUGH IN IT
ROLL IT WITH HANDS
DO THIS WITH ALL FOILS AND TILL DOUGH FINISHES
ABOVE ONE ROLLED DOUGH ADD A LITTLE STUFFING
COVER IT WITH ANOTHER ROLLED DOUGH AND REMOVE THE FOIL ABOVE IT
SEAL ENDS 
WITH THE FOIL DOWN COVER THE WHOLE STUFFED PANCAKE
DO THIS TILL ALL DOUGH AND FILLING IS FINISHED
STEAM THIS IN A STEAMER
UR MEEN PATHIRI IS READY TO SERVE

KERALA FISH ROAST

                                              Now a days there is so much research going on about young childrens use of computers.when v r living in this era of technology we cant hold back our children for long from using all these.so we hav to give our children some time for using the internet.but as parents we are still grappling with how much is too much...........
                  People without kids at home may find the statistics surprising :more than a quarter of kids age 4 to 6 use a computer during a tyipical day and spend an average of 50 min at it.
          Better solution for kids not misusing the internet is to give a fixed time{for 30 min } for using the computers rather than never giving it to them.always remember to keep the computers in the drawing room were u can keep an eye on ur kid........and most important spend quality time with ur children.then u will find that they will stop saying immmmmmm boreddddd......................and will not even want to spend their daily 30 min in the internet,,,,,,,,,
            Any way all these international topics have nothing to do with this simple kerala fish roast.....when making fish i always have to think so much becoz i have to consider both the needs of my fish choosy dh and fish loving jr"S".both of them love this curry.this curry can be taken with both rice and rotis.so here is the recipe for kerala fish roast...............
INGREDIENTS
FISH FILLET{I USED KING FISH}-1/2 KG CUT INTO CUBES
ONION-3 MEDIUM
GINGER-GARLIC PASTE-1 TBLSPN
GREEN CHILLY-2
TOMATO-3 MEDIUM
RED CHILLY PDR-2 1/2TSP+1TSP
CORIANDER PDR-2 TSP
TURMERIC PDR-1/2TSP+1/2 TSP
CURRY LEAVES- A LITTLE
COCONUT OIL-1 TBLSPN+1 TBLSPN
       
                          METHOD
marinate fish pieces with 1 tspn red chilly pdr,1/2 tspn turmeric pdr and little salt.fry these in 1 tblspn coconut oil.drain in a kitchen towel and keep aside.add remaining oil in a kadai and add curry leaves.then add sliced onions.saute onions.when onions are golden brown add ginger-garlic paste followed by green chilly.saute for 1 min.add sliced tomatoes.when tomatoes are mashed add all dry pdrs.saute for 1 min.then add fried fish pieces.add 1/4 cup water.close lid of kadai and simmer it for 5 min.open lid and transfer to a serving dish.try to use coconut oil itself to get that NADAN taste.