Fish Molee

Ingredients

Fish (preferably firm fleshed) – 500 gm
Onions – 1 large
Tomato – 1
Green Chillies – 5 Nos
Ginger – 1 small piece
Garlic cloves – 4 Nos
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Coriander powder - ½ tsp
Grated coconut – 2 cup
Salt to taste
Cooking oil

Directions

1. Cut fish into thick slices, wash and keep aside.
2. Cut onions, chop ginger, tomatoes and slit green chilies.
3. Extract ½ cup of first milk from coconut and 2 cups of second milk.
4. Heat oil and add onions, chopped ginger and garlic, sauté till onions are glassy (transparent).
5. Add the green chillies, tomato and the ground ingredients and salt.
6. Sauté till the tomato begins to turn pulpy. Pour in the second coconut milk.
7. Stir till gravy is well blended. Add the fish pieces.
8. Cook in low flame till the fish is done.
9. Add the first milk and cook for 2 minutes and serve hot.

[Fish pieces can be marinated with little pepper powder, turmeric powder,lemon juice and salt for 1 hour and fried(shallow)to make them firm]