This is a recipe I've been making for years now. I first saw this recipe on a food show by Madhur Jaffrey and immediately wanted to try it. It is made with a few ingredients in a matter of minutes and is incredibly delicious. It is also versatile. Use any firm fish that you can find.
Ingredients
500 gms. firm fish cut in pieces (mackerel, king fish etc.)
400 ml. coconut milk (Use fresh or tetra pack)
2 onions sliced
1 tbsp. minced ginger-garlic
2-3 green chillies (or less depending on your taste)
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. mustard seeds
½ tsp. fenugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp. black pepper powder
2 tomatoes cut in eighths
salt to taste
Marinade for fish
½ tsp. turmeric powder
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp. oil for shallow frying.
salt
Recipe:
Marinate the fish pieces for about 15 minutes. Shallow fry it in oil and keep aside.
Take oil in a kadhai/pan. Tip in the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. Fry till mustard seeds have sputtered. Now add in the sliced onions, slit green chillies and curry leaves. Cook for 2-3 minutes till transparent. Now add in minced ginger garlic and cook for a couple of minutes more.
Add in the coconut milk now along with the fish pieces. Add salt. Let it come to a boil and cook for 2-3 minutes more or till the fish is cooked. Lower the heat and add the tomatoes. Cook for about a minute more. Don't let them get mushy. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Serve meen moilee hot with boiled rice. Simple and delicious.
Note: The traditional recipe of meen moilee uses coconut oil for cooking. But I skip that as I am not too fond of the taste of coconut oil.
Do watch the video of the same recipe:
Obsessivemom says
I like fish for the fact that it takes no time to cook even though I've turned a vegetarian now. But I like your recipe for its simplicity.
Rachna says
Thanks, Tulika. Actually, one of the reasons why I make it so often is because it is so simple to cook up.
Nabanita Dhar says
I like that you have shallow fried the fish. I always like when the fish is fried before putting in the gravy. The recipe seems easy. Maybe I'll try it on some weekend 🙂
Sapana says
I agree, If you fry the fish before putting it in curry then it doesn't break into pieces easily while boiling in the curry.
Vinitha says
I love fish molee. My non-fish loving husband also likes the taste of fish molee. I will try this recipe next time when I prepare the dish. ?
Rachna says
That's nice to know, Vinitha.
abhijit says
Looks so delicious.
Rachna says
Thanks.
Shilpa Garg says
Love the color of the dish. Shallow frying before adding the curry is interesting. Will check with KG if he does the same way too.
PS : Non-veg cooking is purely KG's KRA 😀
Rachna says
I hope KG likes the recipe.