Meen Moilee | Kerala Fish Molee
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 500 gm kingfish, cut can use king fish or pomfret
- Coconut oil as needed
- 2 onions sliced, meduim
- 3 green chilies minced
- 1 inch ginger grated
- 2 tomatoes chopped, meduim
- 1 stalk curry leaves
- 1 cup coconut milk not too thick nor thin
FOR MARINADE
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
FOR PASTE
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp black pepper powder
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Wash and drain the fish. Mix together the marinade ingredients and rub onto the fish. Allow it to marinate for 20 minutes.
- Grind the ingredients for the paste adding sufficient water. Make sure it is smooth and thick.
- In a pan, heat sufficient coconut oil. Fry the fish on both sides till golden, not necessarily fully cooked. Drain and set aside. Reserve the marinade.
- In the same oil, add the onion, green chillies and ginger, and saute till wilted.
- Add the tomatoes and curry leaves and cook till wilted and slightly browned.
- Add the curry paste and saute for two minutes.
- Add the fish along with half cup of water, mixed into the remaining marinade. Bring to boil and cook on low flame for around five minutes.
- Now add the coconut milk, swirl the pan and switch off. Do not heat.
- Serve with rice, appam, idiyappam, etc.