Meen molee(fish cooked in coconut milk)

Main Dish

4 servings

Easy

45 min

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Ingredients

• Fish-10 pieces(preferably boneless)
• Onion-1 sliced thinly
• Green chilli-3 slited
• Ginger-1 inch piece sliced
• Garlic-3 sliced
• Curry leaves-few
• Tomato-2 chopped
• Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves-for garnishing
• Thin coconut milk-2 cup
• Thick coconut milk-1 cup
• Coconut oil-2 tblspn
• Salt to taste
• Sugar-1 tsp

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Preparation

• Marinate the fish pieces in Salt and Tumeric and set aside.
  
  In a earthern pot or a normal kadai heat a tblspn of oil,Add onion,Green chilli,Ginger,garlic,curryleaves and saute for about 3 min.
  
  Add in the thin coconut milk and season with salt and sugar.Let it come to a boil.
  
  After it boils,add in the fish pieces and cover the pot and let it cook till the fish is tender.
  
  Add in the tomatoes and let it cook for 2 min.
  
  Now add in the thick extract of coconut milk, bring back to boil once and Switch off the flame.
  
  Add a tblspn of coconut oil and Cover the pot for 5 more min.
  
  Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and Serve Hot with Steamed Rice.

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