Sura Puttu/ Fish Puttu/ Meen Puttu

Sura Puttu/ Fish Puttu/ Meen Puttu

Sura puttu, also known as fish puttu or meen puttu, is a popular South Indian seafood dish. It is made with tender and flaky shark (sura) meat and flavoured with simple ingredients and grated coconut.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Course Appetizer, sides

Cuisine Indian

Servings

Calories 166.3 kcal

Equipment

non-stick pan

mixer grinder

Ingredients

750 g sura meen ( shark fish )
2 onion ( medium sized)
6 garlic cloves
3 green chillies
½ teaspoon GingerGarlic Paste
2 sprig curry leaves
¼ cup coconut ( grated )

For tempering

1 teaspoon mustard seed
1 teaspoon urad dhal
1 teaspoon chana dal (bengal gram)
4 tablespoon oil ( sunflower oil )

Instructions

In a pan, add water and bring it to a boil. Then add sura/shark fish and let it cook.
After two minutes, check the fish. The fish meat should be flaky. Let it cook for two more minutes to achieve it.
The sura/shark fish is cooked perfectly, with the skin almost falling off the meat.
Drain the fish in a colander until all the water is completely drained.
Peel the skin of the sura fish as shown. After peeling the fish’s skin, rinse the pieces in running water to remove any sandy residue (shark fish skin tends to have grainy residue).
After peeling the skin off the fish pieces, crumble the fish into small pieces and keep it aside.
In a pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add mustard seeds and dal to the oil and let it splutter and turn golden brown.
Now add in chopped onions and saute until it turns translucent.
Add the crushed garlic cloves and green chillies and continue sautéing for two minutes.
To make puttu more aromatic, add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell disappears.
Add curry leaves and turmeric powder to enhance flavour and colour in sura meen puttu.
Now goes in fish scramble. Gently mix as the fish is already cooked, and we do not want the sura puttu to become mushy.
Finally, add in grated coconut. Adding coconut is optional. Mix until the coconut is evenly distributed throughout the sura puttu.

Notes

1. Do not overcook shark (sura) fish; the pieces should be flaky for this recipe.

2. Rinse the fish slices after peeling the skin to remove any residue.

Nutrition

Serving: 1personCalories: 166.3kcalCarbohydrates: 9.2gProtein: 1.1gFat: 14.4gSaturated Fat: 1.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 115.7mgPotassium: 103.9mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 3.6gVitamin A: 39.5IUVitamin C: 29.6mgCalcium: 26.9mgIron: 0.3mg

Keyword sura puttu, meen puttu, fish puttu

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