Meen Molee / Fish Molee/ Moilee (Fish Stewed in Coconut Milk)
Fish molee is a popular Kerala style preparation. This gravy goes well with Rice, hoppers as well as string hoppers.
Meen Molee / Fish Molee/ Moilee (Fish Stewed in Coconut Milk)
Meen Molee / Fish Molee/ Moilee (Fish Stewed in Coconut Milk)
Fish molee is a popular Kerala style preparation. This gravy goes well with Rice, hoppers as well as string hoppers. Meen Molee / Fish Molee/ Moilee (Fish Stewed in Coconut Milk)
Ingredients
- 750 gms Fish Any Firm fleshed steaks
- to taste Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper powder powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder powder
For the Gravy
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 sprigs Curry leaves
- 2 - 3 Onion Sliced
- 2 tomatoes (Quartered)
- 5 - 6 green chillies Slit
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon Garlic cloves paste
- 3/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Fennel powder
- 3/4 cup Coconut milk Thick (1st Extract)
- 2 - 1/4 cups Coconut milk Thin (2nd extract)
- to taste Salt
Instructions
- Marinate the fish steaks with turmeric powder, salt and pepper powder and keep aside for at least 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Lightly fry the fish on both sides.
- It needn't be brown in colour.
- Frying the fish will help in keeping it firm.
- Drain and keep aside.
- Heat oil in another pan (preferably wide pan).
- Add the mustard seeds, When they start to splutter, add the curry leaves and sliced onion.
- When the onion turns slightly pink and opaque, add the green chillies, ginger paste and garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes.
- Add the turmeric powder and fennel powder and stir for a few seconds.
- Tip in the tomatoes and cook till it becomes soft.
- Add the thin coconut milk.
- Check and adjust the seasoning.
- When it starts to boil, add the fried fish steaks into it.
- Hold the pan and shake a bit.
- It is better that spoon is not used lest it breaks the fish.
- If you need the gravy to be more sour, you may add vinegar.
- Finally add the thick coconut milk and shake again.
- When it starts to boil, switch off heat.
- This curry goes well with Rice, Hoppers (Appam), String Hoppers(Idiyappam) etc.