Easy Meen Pathiri/ Ada

 Easy Meen Ada/ Pathiri (Fish cakes/pies)

Even though this is not the traditional way of making, this is an easy and delicious meen Ada recipe to satisfy instant cravings.

Recipe:

Dough

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Rice Flour ( Appam/ pathiri/ Idiyappam rice flour)
• Salt as needed
• ½ Cup hot boiling water ( as needed to form a soft dough)
• For extra flavour ( optional)
• ¼ Cup grated coconut
• Shallots ( I used spring onion whites)
• Fennel seeds

Directions 

• Grind coconut with shallots, fennel seeds and little water to a paste.
• To rice flour add salt, coconut paste and mix well.
• Add water little by little and form a soft, smooth dough.

Fish filling

Ingredients 

• Oil
• 1 onion finely chopped
• Ginger garlic paste
• Curry leaves
• Green chilli
• A small piece of tomato
• 1 can tuna fish
• Coriander leaves
• Salt
• ¼ Teaspoon Turmeric
• ½ Teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder ( according to taste)
• ½ Teaspoon garam masala

Directions 

• In a pan add oil, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves, onion and saute.
• Add in tomato and cook till done.
• Add canned tuna, salt, spices and mix well. 
• Add finely chopped coriander leaves, mix well and turn off the flame.

Meen Ada

• Take a ball of dough, flatten it, add the filling and make tha Ada's in desired shapes.
• Steam cook for 10-15 minutes.

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