Fish Molee Recipe / Fish Stew In Coconut Millk

Ingredients 

For marination :-

King fish or any firm fleshed fish : 1/2 kg

Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder : 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice : 1 tsp

Salt : to taste

For gravy :-

Coconut oil : 2 tbsp

Cardamom : 2 

Cloves : 3 

Cinnamon: 1" piece

Bay leaf : 1

Onion : 1 large sliced

Tomato : 1 medium 

Ginger : 1 heaped tsp crushed

Garlic : 1 heaped tsp crushed

Green chillies : 3 slitted 

Shallots : 4

Curry leaves : 3 sprigs 

Thick coconut milk ,1st extract : 1/2 

Thin coconut milk : 1 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Method

First clean and pat dry fish.

Marinate fish pieces with the ingredients listed under ' for marination '. Set aside for 15 minutes. Shallow fry them until 3/4 th done, drain on to a kitchen towel.

In a wide pan heat coconut oil , then add cardamom,cloves,cinnamon and bay leaf. Saute for few seconds.

Add onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute until onion turns soft and translucent.

Now add tomato and thin coconut milk. Bring this to a boil. Add salt to taste.

Add the fried fish pieces and mix gently. Cover and cook for few minutes or until the gravy turns thick.

Now add the thick coconut milk and mix gently. Switch off the stove.

Temper with shallots and curry leaves and add more sliced tomatoes , if desired.

Serve with appam.