Fish Molee

Kerala's own fish molee does not need any special introduction. A quintessential dish straight from Kerala's culinary repertoire which can satiate your senses.


Ingredients

• 1/2 kg fleshy fish cleaned ( king fish, butter fish,pomfret)
• 2 medium onion sliced
• 1 tablespoon ginger crushed
• 1 tablespoon garlic crushed
• 6 to 7 green chillies 
• 1 tomato sliced
• 1 teaspoon maida( all purpose flour)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• Coconut oil for frying
• Coconut milk 1 cup thick
• 2 tablespoon cream or cashew paste(optional)
• Curry leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar

Marinate fish in lemon juice,1/2 teaspoon pepper powder, a pinch of turmeric powder and salt for 30 minutes. Shallow fry in coconut oil. Remove the fish from oil and to this add ginger, garlic, green chillies, onion, 1 teaspoon maida, 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Saute this for 5 minutes. Add the fried fish to this along with coconut milk. Slice tomatoes and let this cook in the coconut milk gravy. Once the gravy is slightly thick, cashew nut paste or cream can also be used to enhance the flavour. Turn off the flame and add vinegar. Serve warm with piping hot appams, idiyappams or even with dinner rolls.