Meen pathiri /stuffed fish with steamed rice pan cake(Ifthar recipe # 33)

Hi friends,
Today's my recipe is meen pathiri.This is a traditional Malabar snack especially  during Ramadan You can use any fish for the filling .It is very delicious. Please try and feed back.

                                                    രുചിയൂറും മീൻ പത്തിരി

SUMMARY:

• Course.......................main dish
• Cuisine .....................kerala
• Preparation................10minutes
• Cooking time..............30minutes
• Total............................40minutes

INGREDIENTS:

FOR DOUGH:

• Par boiled rice..................11/2cup
• Grated coconut .................1cup
• Fennel seeds  ......................3/4tsp
• Shallots ..............................8nos
• Cumin seeds .......................1/2tsp
• Cardamom pod......................2no
• Salt ........................................to taste

FOR GRINDING:

• Grated coconut .......................3tbsp 
• Fennel seeds ..........................1/2tsp
• Shallots ...................................4ns
• Turmeric powder ....................1/4tsp
• Cardamom  pod .......................1no

FOR FILLING:

• King fish (ayakoora)slices........300g
• Onion ......................................2nos
• Green chilly .............................2nos
• Ginger garlic paste...................11/2tbsp
• Curry leaves .............................2sprigs
• Chopped cilantro ......................3tbsp
• Chilly powder  ...........................3/4tsp
• Coriander powder .....................3/4tsp
• Turmeric powder.........................1/4tsp
• Salt .............................................to taste
• Oil ...............................................for fry

STEPS:

1. Soak the parboiled rice in hot water for  5 hours.
2. Grind the soaked rice along with grated coconut,fennel seeds,cumin seeds,shallots,cardamom pod,salt   and required water make a  thick paste.(If batter consistency is more watery than required,you can add rice flour(pathiri podi) until  thick dough.).
3. Make a coarse paste  above mentioned  grinding ingredients keep aside.
4. Wash the fish and marinate with chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt for 10 minutes,then slightly shallow fry them.allow to cool  then crush them with hand and set aside.
5. Heat in the same 2tbsp oil (which used to fry fish) in a pan add sliced onion,chopped green chilly,ginger garlic paste,curry leaves and salt saute well till onion is golden brown.
6. Now add masala powders stir for few seconds when its raw smell is gone add crushed fish combine well.
7. Then add ground coconut stir and cook  for few seconds  add chopped cilantro mix well,remove from the  fire,filling is ready.
8. Make big  lemon size balls from the prepared dough.Take one of them and place it in a  greased banana leaves or foil and press lightly to make a circle (like poori).Now spread  3tbsp fish filling, cover it with another pathiri press the sides to seal it.Repeat the process with remaining balls and fillings.
9. Heat a steamer with enough water and steam them for 20minutes or until done.
10. Meen pathiri is ready. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!