Fish Molee

Fish Molly / Fish Molee / Fish Moilee is a traditional fish curry of Kerala which is also seen in Malaysian and Singaporean cuisine. Fish stewed in coconut milk with mild spices gives a fine unique curry which makes your Rotis / Appam / Idiyappam taste better.

The original recipe has Tomatoes to add to the sourness but i tweaked it with Pot tamarind instead to make it taste more like the south indian fish curry but uniquely different.

Ingredients

For Marinade

• Fish : 1/2 Kg ( Any big fish cut into round slices)
• Pepper Powder : 1 Tsp 
• Salt
• Turmeric Powder: 1/2 Tsp
• Chicken Masala : 1/2 Tsp (Optional)

For gravy

• Cardamom: 3 nos
• Cinnamon: a small piece
• Cloves: 3 nos
• Pepper corns: 5-6
• Fenugreek seeds: 1/4 tsp
• Onion: 2 medium thinly sliced
• Green chilly: 8 nos Slit length wise
• Ginger and Garlic : 1 tsp each, finely chopped
• Thin Coconut milk : 220 ml
• Thick Coconut milk : 150 ml
• Coriander powder: 1 tsp
• Turmeric: 1/4 tsp
• Pepper: 1/2 - 1 tsp
• Tomato: 1/2
• Pot tamarind: 2-3 small pieces
• Salt
• coconut oil : to shallow fry the fish
• Curry leaves

Method

1. Marinate the fish with salt, pepper, turmeric and chicken masala and after half an hour shallow fry them and keep aside
2. Use the left over oil and little more of oil if needed and splutter the whole spices and fenugreek seeds
3. Add the ginger and garlic followed with the onions and green chillies and saute well until soft.
4. Add the thin coconut milk and boil and then add the coriander powder,turmeric,pepper powder and the fried fish along with the tomato and pot tamarind and boil for another 5 mins
5. Switch off flame and add thick coconut milk and curry leaves. 
6. Serve after 5 minutes. 

Happy Cooking!!

Shabana