Name: Meen Moilee/ Molee recipe by Rekha Unni at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500g Firm Fleshed Sea fish; Turmeric powder 1 tsp; Salt to taste; Lemon juice 1 tsp; Onion 1 large thinly, sliced; Tomato 1 small sliced; Ginger 1 inch piece crushed; Garlic 2 cloves crushed; Black Pepper Powder : 1 tsp; Thick Coconut milk -1st extract ½ cup; Semi Thick Coconut milk - 2nd extract ½ cups; Thin Coconut Milk - 3rd extract 1 cup; Mustard seeds : ½ tsp; Curry leaves : 2 Sprig; Green chilies 3 slit; Vinegar 1 tbsp; Coconut Oil 2 tbsp +1 tsp; Additional Oil for Shallow Fry

Ingredients Serving: 4

500g Firm Fleshed Sea fish
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Onion 1 large thinly, sliced
Tomato 1 small sliced
Ginger 1 inch piece crushed
Garlic 2 cloves crushed
Black Pepper Powder : 1 tsp
Thick Coconut milk -1st extract ½ cup
Semi Thick Coconut milk - 2nd extract ½ cups
Thin Coconut Milk - 3rd extract 1 cup
Mustard seeds : ½ tsp
Curry leaves : 2 Sprig
Green chilies 3 slit
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Coconut Oil 2 tbsp +1 tsp
Additional Oil for Shallow Fry

Instructions

Marinade the fish with salt,lemon juice and turmeric and keep it aside
Heat oil in a pan and slightly fry marinated fish pieces (50% cooked) on a medium heat and keep it aside.
Heat 2 tbsp coconut oil in a earthen vessel and splutter mustard seeds
Add the ginger, garlic and saute for a minute.Add the sliced onion, curry leaves, green chilies and saute till it becomes soft and translucent.
Add the tomatoes and saute for a minute.Add the pepper powder and simmer the heat
Add thin coconut milk and salt and mix well.Add the fried fish pieces carefully, cover and cook the fish for 3-4 minutes
Add the 2nd extract - semi thick coconut milk and hold onto the sides of the pan and swirl it until the fish is well totally immersed in the gravy. Let it cook slowly for sometime till the fish completly absorbs it. Do not use laddle as fish pieces might break
Add the thick coconut milk and cook on low heat for a minute and gently shake vessel so that it gets mixed. Do not stir fish with any spoon or ladle. Switch off
Add vinegar and gently shake vessel. Drizzle 1 tsp coconut oil on top. Serve hot with rice

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