Baby Shark Puttu/Thoothukudi style Sura Puttu

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Introduction:
Sura Puttu is a popular dish in Kerala and TamilNadu. It is very simple to prepare, mildly spiced and flavorful. This Puttu is usually made with Sura/Baby shark or vaalai fish/sword fish. But you can try with any other dense fish. Each region has its own style of making this Puttu. And this recipe is Thoothukudi style Sura Puttu...

                                             
Cuisine: South-Indian
Recipe category: Fish, side-dish
Prep time: 15 min
Cooking time: 20 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients:

Baby shark/Paal Sura
 250 Gms
Coconut
1/2 cup
Cinnamon
2 pieces
Cloves
2
Fennel seeds
1/2 tsp (optional)
Green chillies
3 to 4 sliced
Garlic
8 to 10 cloves sliced (optional)
Few curry leaves

Onions (medium)
2 chopped
Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp
Salt
1 tsp
Oil
 2 tbsp (preferably coconut oil)

Method:
  1. Cook fish pieces + 1/4 tsp turmeric powder in 1/4 cup of water (Do not add more water)
  2. Cook (2 min) and turn over the fish to the other side. Cook for another (2 min)
  3. If there is extra water- drain off
  4. Allow it to cool completely
  5. Remove skin and bones from fish pieces and shred it with your hands (do not squeeze water from fish)
  6. Keep it aside
  7. Take grated coconut, cinnamon, cloves and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder in a blender jar
  8. Use pulse function (button) and pulse it one or two times
  9. Add this coconut mix to the shredded fish .Add 1 tsp salt (mix well using your hands)
  10. Keep it aside
  11. In a thick bottomed pan /kadai, add oil and heat it
  12. When hot add fennel seeds (rub between your palms and then add),sliced green chillies, sliced garlic  and few curry leaves. Sauté (1 min)
  13. Add chopped onions and fry with a pinch of salt until soft (2 min)
  14. Now add fish mix. Fry in low flame (4 to 5 min) and stir periodically
  15. If it sticks to the bottom of the pan, just scrape it using a spatula
  16. There must be a little moisture in the fish, so do not fry too long
  17. After 5 min of frying it is ready to serve

Notes:
  • You can use vaalai fish/sword fish instead of shark
  • If you are not able to get both the fishes you can use any dense fish






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