Topic: Meen Molee (A Fab Creamy Fish Starter!)

[bighairybloke]

This is one dish i make time and time again, i discovered it in south India in the Kerala area.  This dish is cooked by the muslims and sirian-christian setlers with minor diferences.

Dead easy to make too!


2 small-medium white onions thinly sliced
6 chillies - i use tescos bog standard chillies-6 is way to hot for me so i use 2!
4 garlic cloves sliced thinly
1 inch ginger finely chopped
20 curry leaves

1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp black peper (interestingly, the muslims dont use pepper, so they omit this)
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
4 more cloves of garlic

1 400ml tin of coconut milk (not the low fat version)
1 lb of fish - i use Cod
2 tomatoes sliced

first fry the curry leaves in 2 tbs of hot oil for a few seconds,
then chuck in the garlic, ginger and onion and turn down the heat low,
cook until the onion is well softened (15 mins)
add the spices (mixed in a little water) and fry for 5 mins more,
carefuly add the fish and pour in the tin of coconut milk,
put slices of tomato on the fish and cover for 10 mins.

Dont forget to season with salt to taste before serving.

Serve!

Yum!

Steve

[tycoon90]

This is kerala style fish curry which is not spicy but very tasty. Coconut milk flavor is really good.