Karimeen Pollichattu

The pearl spot fish is similar to pomfret, which you may be more familiar with. The first time I tasted this fish was in Bangalore in a restaurant at Taj Gateway. Some people get passionate about Norwegian salmon or sea bass from Chile; I feel the same way about pearl spot fish, which comes from the state of Kerala. Once you have tasted it, you will not mind flying it in or traveling to Kerala to try it. If you can’t find pearl spot, use mackerel, silver pomfret, or tilapia.