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    Home Β» Indian Β» Curry

    Fish in Coconut Milk Curry | Meen Moilee

    Published: Mar 1, 2017 by Rachna Β·

    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.

    Meen moilee 1

    Ingredients

    500 gms. firm fish cut in pieces (mackerel, king fish etc.)

    400 ml. coconut milk (Use fresh or tetra pack)

    2Β onions sliced

    1Β tbsp. minced ginger-garlic

    2-3Β green chillies (or less depending on your taste)

    2 tsp. vegetable oil

    1 tsp. mustard seeds

    Β½ tsp. fenugreek seeds

    1 sprig curry leaves

    1 tsp. black pepper powder

    2 tomatoes cut in eighths

    salt to taste

    Marinade for fish

    Β½ tsp. turmeric powder

    Juice of 1 lemon

    1 tbsp. oil for shallow frying.

    salt

    meen moilee 2

    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 Β 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:

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    Comments

    1. Obsessivemom says

      March 01, 2017 at 11:40 am

      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.

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        March 16, 2017 at 1:33 pm

        Thanks, Tulika. Actually, one of the reasons why I make it so often is because it is so simple to cook up.

        Reply
    2. Nabanita Dhar says

      March 01, 2017 at 11:47 am

      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 πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Sapana says

        March 10, 2017 at 4:44 pm

        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.

        Reply
    3. Vinitha says

      March 01, 2017 at 7:57 pm

      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. ?

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        March 16, 2017 at 1:33 pm

        That's nice to know, Vinitha.

        Reply
    4. abhijit says

      March 12, 2017 at 11:42 am

      Looks so delicious.

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        March 16, 2017 at 1:34 pm

        Thanks.

        Reply
    5. Shilpa Garg says

      March 18, 2017 at 4:03 pm

      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 πŸ˜€

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        March 20, 2017 at 9:53 am

        I hope KG likes the recipe.

        Reply

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