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Monday, March 26, 2012

Fish Moilee (Moli) /Fish In Coconut Sauce




Ingredients
1.Fish -1/2kg
2.Turmeric powder -1 tsp
3.Salt -as required
4.Pepper powder -1tsp
5.Lemon - 1 lemon
6.Coconut oil - 1 and a half tsp
7.Cardomom -3 pieces crushed
8.Ginger - 2 big piece
9.Garlic-6 pieces
10.Mustard seeds
11.Onion -1
12.Coriander powder-3 tsp
13.Fenugreek powder /Uluva podi-1tsp
14.Raw Mango - 1 mango
15.Tomato -1
16.Curry leaves
17.Green chillies - 3


Preparation
1.Mix 1 tsp turmeric powder,11/2 tsp pepper powder,little salt,lime juice (1/2 lemon),11/2 tsp coconut oil.Mix these ingredients and marinate the fish for 30 minutes.
2.Shallow fry the fish pieces in very little oil and keep aside
3.Splutter 1tsp mustard seeds in the left over oil
4.Add 3 pieces of crushed cardamom, 2 big pieces of grated ginger,7 pieces of grated garlic,3 green chilies ,split vertically
[I did not have that much ginger handy,so I only added 1 piece ginger ]
5.Add 1 chopped onion and saute till the onions become transparent.
6.Mix 3tsp coriander powder,1 tsp fenugreek powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder in a small bowl and add to the above mixture.Stir till you get roasted smell
7.Add sliced raw mangoes and saute well.[If you like avocado,you can also add avocado at this point (optional)]
8.Add the second extract of coconut milk,and let the mango cook well in the coconut milk.Add salt.
9.Add the fish pieces and the first extract of coconut milk ,cover and cook for one more minute.
10.Finally add some curry leaves and sliced tomatoes (slice in to big pieces) .You dont want the tomatoes cooked.Switch off the flame and keep it covered for 5 minutes.

[Tip :An easy way to get coconut milk from coconut
Cut the coconut in to pieces and grind in a mixer.Add some hot water and squeeze it through a towel.]
Tip2 :if you are not using tomatoes,you can substitute it with 1 tsp vinegar or 1 tsp lime juice .


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