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Meen Puttu

Meen Puttu, aka Fish Puttu. What is Meen Puttu? Meen Puttu is basically fish simmered alongside turmeric powder and salt, thereafter shredded/flaked and stir fry with the customary or must have Indian ingredients. Of course when we refer to Indian cooking ( Indian Spiced Salmon  & Indian Fish Curry ), chillies, spices and curry leaves are part and parcel of our cooking, and for meen puttu, we add fresh grated coconut. Pretty much that is the food cooking lingo for Meen Puttu and if you are asking me, I must admit there are other varieties to this fish dish which, do I have repeat myself is a popularity amongst us Indians? Furthermore, sura or shark ( Sura Meen Kuzhambu/Shark Curry ) is usually the choice, but nothing should stop you from using any other firm fish and even for the Kerala ( Tuna Thoran , Malabar Fish Curry  &  Kerala Fish Fry ) or Sri Lankan style ( Sri Lankan Coconut Gravy ) Meen Puttu, the ingredients are more or less similar. For my version, I opted fo