Meal Wrapped In Banana Leaf - Pothichoru | Tasty & Easy Kerala Pothichoru
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 Published On Sep 29, 2022

Ingredients

Rice - 2 or 3 cups
Water - 1 or 2 ltr
Method
Heat water in a pot ,cover and boil them well.
Wash rice at least 5 to 6 times.
Then add rice to the hot water
Cover and cook them well.
If you press the rice after it is cooked, the rice should be mashable but not too mushy.
Now drain the excess water.and place it a slant position so that the excess water drains away.

Ivy gourd thoran

Ingredients
Ivy gourd - 1 kg
Shallots - 9 to 10 nos
Garlic - 5 or 6 nos
Curry leaves - 2 or 3 sprigs
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Cumin seed - 1 tbsp
Mustard seed - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 or 2 tbsp
Oil - 3 or 4 tbsp

Method

First we have to wash and drain the ivy gourd ,set aside.
Then chop the ivy gourd into small pieces
Then grind the green chilli and cumin seeds into a fine paste.
Then add grated coconut , turmeric, and curry leaves into a smooth paste 
Again, add shallots and garlic into a fine paste, then combine and make a coarse mix.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds.
Let them splutter.
Then add curry leaves and saute them well.
Then add chopped ivy gourd and saute them well.
Add coarse coconut mix and saute them well.
Sprinkle some salt and combine them well.
Cover and cook them well.
Remove from fire and set aside.
Serve the tasty ivy gourd Thoran (Kovakka Thoran ) with meals.


Fish fry

Ingredients

Mackerel fish - 1 kg
Ginger - 1 nos
Garlic - 7 or 8 nos
Dry red chilli - 5 or 6 nos
Coriander seed - 1 tbsp
Pepper seed - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
Salt - 1 or 2 tbsp
Oil - 5 or 6 tbsp

Method

Firstly, we have to cut and wash the fishes
Then make deep slits on both sides.
Then we have to grind dry red chilli,coriander seed,pepper seed,ginger and garlic into smooth paste ,set aside.
Take a pan add cleaned mackerel fishes.
Then add salt and turmeric powder
Now add grinded red chilli paste and mix them well.
Then marinated for half an hour.
Heat oil in a pan, add marinated fish and fry them well,
Then one side becomes crispy before flipping to the other side.
Fry both the sides till golden brown.
Drain and keep aside.
Serve the tasty mackerel fish fry with tasty meals

Grilled coconut chutney

Ingredients

Coconut - 1/2 pieces
Dry red chilli - 5 or 6 nos
Shallots - 6 to 7 nos
Ginger - 1 nos
Garlic - 6 or 7 nos
Curry leaves - 2 or 3 sprigs
Salt - 1 or 2 tbsp


Method

Firstly, we have to crush the coconut shell.
Remove the coconut pieces from the shell and grill them over the flame.
hen grill the dry red chilli and set aside.
Wash them well and drain ,set aside.
Then crushed the grilled coconut ,set aside.
Then grind grilled dried chilies and salt.
Again add crushed grilled coconut and grind them well.
Now we have to crush shallots,ginger ,garlic and curry leaves
Then combine them well and make a coarse mix.
Then transfer into a bowl and set aside.


Potato fry

Ingredients

Potato - 2 or 3 nos
Curry leaves - 2 or 3 sprigs
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Salt - 1 or 2 tbsp
Oil - 4 or 5 tbsp

Method

Firstly we have to peel the potatoes and set them aside.
Then chopped the potatoes into medium-sized cubes 
Wash them well and set aside
Heat oil in a pan, add curry leaves
Then add  chopped potato cubes and saute them well.
Add salt and turmeric powder,saute them well.
Then add red chilli powder and saute them well.
Cover and cook them well.
Continue to stir often and cook till the potatoes are lightly crisp.
Remove from fire and set aside.


Egg omelet

Ingredients

Egg - 2 nos
Shallots - 6 or 7 nos
Green chilli -2 or 3 nos
Salt - 1 or 2 tsp
Oil - 2 or 3 tbsp

Method

Take a bowl then chopped the shallots, green chilies and curry leaves
Crack in two eggs and beat well.
Heat oil in a pan
Then pour the beated egg mix and fry them well.
Then cook both sides and remove from pan and set aside

How to make the wrap

Keep the leaf over the flame still the rawness is gone
To the leaf serve the rice,potatato fry and kovaka thoran
Then place fried fish ,omelet, coconut chutney and pickle
Then fold and tie the wrap with string…



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