Netholi Peera, also known as Nethili Meen Peera, Netholi Vattichathu, or anchovy stir-fry, is a traditional Kerala-style seafood dish with a rustic, homely appeal. It features small anchovies—locally called netholi, chooda, or kozhuva—cooked with a coarse mixture of grated coconut and spices. The term peera refers to this coconut coating, which gives the dish a dry to semi-dry, flaky texture and a rich, aromatic flavor, making it a popular accompaniment to rice.