Fish Molee / Moilee /Molly ( Indian Style ) RECIPE#216

Step 1:- Marinate  fish  ( 3 lb) pieces with turmeric powder  ( 1 1/2  teaspoon )  , lemon juice ( 2 table soon )  and salt  for 20 minutes .

Step 1:-  Prepare 1 1/2 cups of thin coconut milk and 1 cup of thick coconut milk  and keep aside.

Step 3:-  Grind 7-9 cashew , 3-4 cardamom , 2-3 cinnamon sticks, 5-8 black cloves  and 1 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seeds   and keep aside.

Step 4:- Heat a pan , add 3-4 table spoon of  vegetable oil and splutter 1 1/2  teaspoon of mustard seeds .

Step 5:-  Add  onion (  3- 4 medium sized  sliced )  

add 3" of  ginger  root & 4-6 garlic cloves ( julienned  ) ,   3-4 green chillies ( splitted ) , and 8-10 curry leaves  , and saute   until the onion is transparent .

Step 6:- Bring down the heat  and add 2 teaspoon of turmeric powder , 1 1/2 teaspoon of  coriander powder and  salt  Saute for 1-2  seconds.

Step 7:- Add  thin coconut milk (  step 2 ) . Boil for  10- 15 minutes  on  medium flame .

Now add  tomato ( half of a big one ,  sliced ) 

Add the  STEP 3 paste , boil for another 2 -3 minutes on medium flame.

Step 8:-  Now add   the STEP 1 FISH  COOK FOR  10- 12 minutes on medium flame .

Step 9:-  Now add  a teaspoon of pepper powder , 

few more curry leaves , and a tomato ( sliced ) , 

thick  coconut milk (  step 2 ), 

 cook for an another  10- 12  minutes on medium flame  ( until the fish pieces  are well done ) .

Step 12 :-  Fish Molee / Moilee /Molly  is ready .......: -)  :-)  Enjoy as a side dish for Steamed rice  /Chapattis/Tortillas /Fulkas /Vellayappam/ Kallappam/ Palappam..... ... Enjoy ...-JA- Mathew-  :)