Cochin Fish Mollie-കൊച്ചിന്‍ ഫിഷ്‌ മോളി

Ingredients:

• Fish : 12 fillets(You can use fish such as tilapia ,king fish, pomphret, pearl spot etc. Make a few slits on their flesh.)
• Coconut oil: 2 tbs. (30ml)
• Mustard seed: 1 tsp (5mg)
• Garlic pods (finely chopped): 8 nos
• Ginger: 2.5 cm
• Green chillies: 6 nos (split lengthwise)
• Onions:2nos(150 gm)
• Salt: As reqd.
• Curry leaves: 24 nos
• Tomatos:3nos(225gm)
• Turmeric powder: 1/2tsp.(2g)
• Coconut milk (3rd extract)-1/2 cup
• Coconut milk (2nd extract):3/4 cup
• Coconut milk (1st extract):3/4 cup
• Lemon juice: tbsp. (15ml)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a pan
2. Add mustard seed. Stir over medium heat until they begin to splutter.
3. Add garlic and ginger and stir for a minute.
4. Add green chilies and stir lightly.
5. Add the onions and sauté until translucent and glossy.
6. Add turmeric powder and stir well.
7. Add fish and third extract coconut milk. Bring it to boil.
8. Lower the heat and simmer, turning carefully once, for three minutes.
9. Add salt and stir well.
10. Add curry leaves, tomatoes and the second extract coconut milk.
11. Cover and simmer for three minutes.
12. Remove the pan from heat and gently (make sure that the fillets do not break) stir-in the first extract of coconut milk.
13. Return the pan to heat and bring to a boil over low heat.
14. Sprinkle lemon juice and stir carefully.
15. Remove from heat and adjust the seasoning.
16. Transfer the curry to a serving bowl and serve with steamed rice or chappathi.