Fish Molly/Molee (Kerala Style)

Fish Molly/Molee Recipe

 

Ingredients:

• Fish – 500g cut into medium pieces
• Onion – 2 (minced)
• Cardamom – 4
• Cloves – 4
• Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
• Ginger  garlic paste – 3 tsp
• Green chilli – 4
• Pepper powder – ½ – ¾ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Garam masala – 1 tsp
• Tomato – 2
• Thin coconut milk – 1 ¾  cup
• Thick coconut milk – ¾ cup
• Curry leaves – few
• Oil –  5 tbsp
• Salt

 

To Marinate

• Pepper Powder –  3/4 – 1 tsp
• Turmeric – ½ tsp
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp
• Salt

 

Method:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Add all the ingredients to marinate. Add fish pieces and keep it for some time.
• Roast the fish pieces in medium flame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Heat oil in a pan and add cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and saute for a  min
• Add minced onion and curry leaves and saute till onion becomes soft
• Add green chilli, ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Add turmeric, garam masala, pepper powder, salt and sauté for a min.
• Add thin coconut milk  and wait till it starts boiling.
• Add fish pieces and cook with the pan covered in low-medium heat till fish is cooked (Swirl the pan in between)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Once fish is cooked add chopped tomato on the top
• Add thick coconut milk and cook for another 4-5 min in low flame..
•  Pour 1 tsp of ghee over the curry prepared. Keep the pan closed for some time (The gravy will thicken with time. So serve this curry one or 2 hrs after preparation)

 

 

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