Fish Molee

Recipe#30 from Mrs.K.M.Mathews recipe series

Ingredients:

1. Fish fillets, cut into pieces - 1/2 kg
2. Vegetable oil - 1/4 cup
3. Onion, sliced - 1 cup
4. Ginger, chopped - 1 tsp
5. Garlic, chopped - 1 tsp
6. Green chilli, slit - 6
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Peppercorn, crushed - 1/2 tsp
9. Curry leaves - few
10. Coconut milk, thin -  2 cups
11. Salt to taste
12. Tomato, cut into wedges - 1
13. Coconut milk, thick - 1 cup

Method:

1. Wash fish pieces in salt water
2. Heat oil in a pan and saute onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli, turmeric powder  and curry leaves in it along with pepper
3. Once onion is translucent, add thin coconut milk and stir to simmering point
4. Add fish pieces and salt and cook fish with lid on under low flame till gravy thickens
5. Add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are half done
6. Add thick coconut milk  and cook on low flame for few minutes taking care not curdle it
7. Remove from heat and serve hot

Fish molee goes very well with bread, appam or white rice.