Meen Mutta fry/ Paningil ularthiyathu

Last week we paid a casual visit to nearest Tesco superstore and find this unusual item in the fresh fish counter which said "Herring Roe". It resembled to the fish roe and we grabbed the 200gms which was left. It taste awesome and resembled sardine row. The secret behind this recipe is to keep it simple.

 

Some facts about fish roe(cut and paste from a website!!! he he)

Nutritionally, fish eggs are very high in anti-inflammatory Omega-3 fats.
It is one of the few food sources of Vitamin D (others include chicken eggs and fatty cold-water fish).  In fact, the Omega-3 fats and the Vitamin D in roe even work together, because Vitamin D is fat-soluble, so the healthy fats help your body absorb and use it.
Roe is also rich in Vitamin B12, one of the most important micronutrients for mental health and brain development. Like other seafood, it contains a substantial amount of selenium, a micronutrient otherwise hard to get, except from Brazil nuts. Magnesium, iron, and even a little bit of calcium round out an already impressive set of nutrition facts.
Before humans even had names for these vitamins, people in traditional cultures already knew how powerful roe was. Fish eggs are one of the most potent traditional “superfoods” for fertility, and Weston A. Price observed many cultures going to extreme lengths to feed roe to their pregnant women. Now, even the USDA is recommending that parents include it in their babies’ diets, although they would probably do better to recommend it for everyone.

 

 

Ingredients:

Fish roe- 250gms

Onion - 1 big

Green chillies- 3 big

Oil- 2 tea spoonful

curry leaves - few

Preparation:

Chop onion and green chillies and keep aside. heat oil (I prefer coconut oil) in a non-stick pan and add curry leaves once the oil is hot.  Add  chopped onion and greenchillies and sauté until the onions start to change colour. now add the fish roe( Cut to an inch size pieces)and salt along with some water and cook on low flame. Open the lid after 5 minutes and sauté the roe mixture until the water evaporates and fish roe gets fried slightly. Can add few more curry leaves by this time. Switch off the flame and  enjoy hot.