Salmon Puttu

     The most favorite dish of mine in seafood is "Shark(Sura) Puttu". Whenever i visit my mom's place, this is a mandatory dish which i need for Sunday's lunch. Now coming to this recipe, this was my second try. First time i tried with shark/sura and now with Salmon fish. Was bit skeptical to try this, as the fishy smell during steaming process will completely ruin the place but still ignoring all those thoughts finally tried this for my sunday's lunch.

ALL YOU NEED:

Salmon fillets	5 Nos.
Chopped Onion*	4 Nos.
Chopped Ginger	3/4 cup
Chopped Garlic	3/4 cup
Red Chilly powder	2 spoons
Coriander leaf	To garnish
Turmeric Powder	Pinch
Green Chilly	4 Nos.
Curry leaf	1 twig
Urad Dhall	1 spoon
Cumin Seeds	1/2 spoon
Mustard	1 spoon
Oil	4 spoons
Salt	To Taste

To Steam fish:
     Take clean and washed filltes. Grase idly plates with oil generously. Now arrange the fish fillets and close the lid. Steam it for 15 mins. After 15 mins, let it cool down. Later on, scramble it finely and add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and salt, mix well evenly. Let it sit for a while.

Method:
     Heat 3 spoons of oil in a pan. Add mustard, when it splutters, add cumin seeds, chopped green chilly and curry leaf. Immediately add chopped ginger and garlic, saute it for 3 mins. Now add chopped onion and pinch of salt. Saute it until it become translucent. Then add scrambled fish, saute it for 15 mins until it becomes dry. Adjust with salt. As a final touch, add coriander leaf and give a quick saute. Enjoy hot.

Note:* I used medium sized onions. Add more ginger to avoid fishy smell. If you need more spicyness, add pepper powder at the end. Same method you can follow with shark/sura.

- Sangeetha Nambi