Meen Moilee - Fish Stew - South Indian Style

Ingredients

Pomfrets 6
Onion 3, sliced
Ginger 1 inch piece, chopped
Green chilli 6, chopped
Garlic 8 flakes, chopped
Tomato 3, sliced
Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder ½ teaspoon
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Coconut 1, grated
Curry leaves 2 sprigs
Coconut oil 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste

Method

Cut the pomfrets into fillets. Grind the coconut and take half cup of thick milk, half a cup of second extract and half a cup of third extract. Heat the oil and add the mustard seeds and when it splutters add the ginger, garlic, green chillies and onion and fry till the onion turns transparent. Add turmeric powder, the fillets and the third extract of the coconut milk. Bring to boil and then simmer for 3 minutes, slowly turning the fillets. Add salt, tomato and the second extract of the milk and simmer for another 3 minutes. Remove from fire and add the first extract of the milk and bring to a boil over low flame. Sprinkle lemon juice and mix carefully and serve hot with rice.