Fish Molee

Simple yet a great dish for all fish lovers!!!!

Ingredients

Fish: ½ Kg(I have used King Fish)

For Marination:

Turmeric Powder: ½ Tea Spoon

Pepper Powder: ½ Tea Spoon

Lime Juice: ½ Tea Spoon

Salt

For Gravy:

Onion: 2

Crushed Ginger: 1 Table Spoon

Crushed Garlic: 1 Table Spoon

Crushed Green Chilly: 2 – 3

Tomato: 2 (Small)

Thin Coconut Milk: 1 Cup

Thick Coconut Milk :  ½ Cup

Coconut Oil: 4 Table Spoon

Pepper Powder: ½ Tea Spoon

Cardamom: 2 - 3

Clove: 2 - 3

Cinnamon Stick: 1 Small Piece

Salt

Curry Leaves

Cooking Time: 20 - 25 Minutes

Method

Marinate the fish with the above mentioned ingredients and keep aside for 20 to 25 minutes

Pour 2 table spoon coconut oil to a pan and shallow fry the fish and keep aside

To a kadai or an earthen pot add 2 table spoon coconut oil and add cardamom, cloves and cinnamon stick

Saute for a minute and add crushed ginger, garlic and green chilly

Saute for a good 3 to 4 minutes and add sliced onion

Once the onion becomes soft add 1 chopped tomato and salt

Saute till the tomato cooks wells and gets mushy

Now add the thin coconut milk and let it boil well

Add the fried fish pieces and cover and cook in low flame for 6 to 8 minutes

Add the other tomato, curry leaves and pepper powder

Combine well and let it boil for a minute or two (Do not use the spatula.  Just stir the whole pot and combine the tomatoes to the gravy.  Using spatula might break the fish)

Add thick coconut milk and give a quick stir and switch off the flame

Serve hot with appam, idiappam, bread or ghee rice

Note:

Adjust the spic levels accordingly

You can use black/white pomfret or any other fish of your choice