Ingredients
For Cooking Rice
Water as required, पानी
1 ½ cups Kerala Matta Red rice (soaked for 2 hrs) केरला मट्टा लाल चावल
For 1 st Batch Of Coconut Milk
200 gms fresh Coconut, scraped, नारियल
1 ½ cups Water, पानी
For 2nd Batch Of Coconut Milk
Remaining coconut paste, बचा हुआ नारियल का पेस्ट
½ cup Coconut water, नारियल का पानी
For Marination
4-5 no. Pomfret, पापलेट
Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
2 tsp Lemon juice, नींबू का रस
For Paste
550 gms fresh Coconut, scraped, नारियल
10-12 no. Shallots, peeled, सांबर अनियन
1 no. Green chili (less spicy & broken into half) हरी मिर्च
1 inch Ginger (peeled & sliced) अदरक
3 no. Garlic cloves, लहसुन
½ tsp Degi red chili powder, देगी लाल मिर्च पाउडर
1 tsp Turmeric powder, हल्दी पाउडर
½ tsp Coriander powder, धनिया पाउडर
Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
⅓ cup Coconut water, नारियल का पानी
For Fish Curry
2 tbsp Coconut oil, नारियल का तेल
½ tsp small Mustard seeds, छोटी राई
¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds, मेथी दाना
2-4 no. Shallots (peeled & sliced) सांबर अनियन
2 sprig Curry leaves, कडी पत्ते
Prepared Paste, तयार की हुई पेस्ट
2nd batch of Coconut milk, नारियल का दूध
2 no. Brindle berry, कोडमपुली
Remaining rice water, बचा हुआ चावल का पानी
1 cup Water, पानी
½ medium Raw mango (peeled & sliced) कच्चा आम
Marinated fish, मैरिनेटेड मछली
Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
1 sprig Curry leaves, कडी पत्ते
1 st batch of Coconut milk, नारियल का दूध
Prepared tadka, तयार किया हुआ तड़का
Salt to taste, नमक स्वादअनुसार
For Tadka
1 tbsp Coconut oil, नारियल का तेल
2-4 no. Shallots (peeled & sliced) सांबर अनियन
1 no. Green chili (less spicy & diagonally sliced) हरी मिर्च
For Garnish
Coriander sprig, धनिया पत्ता
Chilli oil, मिर्च का तेल
Process
For Cooking Rice
- In an earthen pot, add water as required, Kerala matta red rice and mix it well.
- Cover it with a lid and cook it for 15-20 minutes until cooked well.
- Strain the rice and keep it aside for further use.
For 1st Batch Of Coconut Milk
- In a bowl, add freshly scraped coconut and coconut water.
- Transfer it to a grinder jar and blend on high speed until smooth.
- Strain in a muslin cloth or a fine sieve and keep it aside for further use.
For 2nd Batch Of Coconut Milk
- In a bowl, add remaining coconut paste and coconut water.
- Transfer it to a grinder jar and blend on high speed until smooth.
- Strain in a muslin cloth or a fine sieve and keep it aside for further use.
For Marination
- In a tray, place pomfret, add salt to taste, lemon juice and mix it well.
- Keep it aside to marinate for a while.
For Paste
- In a bowl, add freshly scraped coconut, shallots, green chilli, ginger, garlic, degi red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt to taste and coconut water.
- Transfer it to a mixer grinder jar and grind into a smooth paste.
- Transfer it into a bowl and keep it aside for further use.
For Fish Curry
- In an earthen pot, add coconut oil, once it’s hot, add small mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, shallots, curry leaves and saute it for a minute.
- Add prepared paste and cook it for 8-10 minutes until cooked well.
- Add 2nd batch of coconut milk, brindle berries, remaining rice water and simmer it for 5-6 minutes.
- Add water as required, raw mango, marinated fish, salt to taste, curry leaves, 1st batch of coconut milk and cook it for a while on a low flame.
- Finish it with prepared tadka, salt to taste and mix it well.
- Transfer it to a serving dish, garnish it with coriander sprig and drizzle some chilli oil.
- Serve hot with prepared red rice.
For Tadka
- In a pan, add coconut oil, once it’s hot, add shallots, green chilli and saute it for 2-3 minutes until translucent.
- Keep it aside for further use.

















