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Kerala

Kerala


Suggestions from my sister. "Chillies."

Fish molly, molee, moilee.. Meen molly. A white fish dish with gentle spice heat prepared with coconut milk and tomatoes, it is a family favourite. It's perfectly good made mild, but can be made quite hot, too.

This is how my younger sister prepares this. I'm not posting a recipe, but recording a process. No measurements in grams or cups, although I'm sure this is available elsewhere. I hope this will help guide you through the process if you wish to attempt it.

Where we start. Green chillies, ginger and garlic. Red onions. IMG_20220319_184350.thumb.jpg.1b2a4602e556edaf27093174523c61f6.jpg

 

IMG_20220319_183819.thumb.jpg.cc946f0183f3690b9a59a9b418f6cc30.jpg

 

Next, tomatoes. IMG_20220319_185611.thumb.jpg.ba7fa5f28fc8969c01a6f1b39b4d6d4d.jpg

 

Salmon, because that's what we have. Taliapa might be a better choice, but salmon is readily available here in the UK. IMG_20220319_183844.thumb.jpg.25e269fc00357bd3773184a55833f91b.jpg

 

Add a bit of red chilli powder and turmeric, and rub into the flesh side of the fillet. IMG_20220319_183903.thumb.jpg.a521cfe12e32d1165cb4021d0d5698ac.jpg

 

Fry on a hot pan, skin side down just for a few minutes to allow you to peel off the skin. IMG_20220319_183941.thumb.jpg.6063cf28e2d4fa125e151d8ba7d86885.jpgIMG_20220319_184038.thumb.jpg.0607e1bf4263a4ad7230af2741dfa72d.jpg

 

Set aside the fish.

 

Fry the onions. My sister used a neutral vegetable oil. Add a little salt at this point. Add the chillies, garlic and ginger, then when they're golden add and fry in some garam masala, turmeric, chilli powder, salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes. Continue gentle frying. IMG_20220319_185308.thumb.jpg.b00e52748af1827352cb8ba5530d701a.jpgIMG_20220319_185758.thumb.jpg.a28cfe9ceddb99d2aa13d1a594d4df80.jpg

 

Add a handful of curry leaves. IMG_20220319_185851.thumb.jpg.9047c5f3bd7abb4c6b2fc2d342d03547.jpg

 

Stir in the coconut milk. Continue gentle cooking. IMG_20220319_190151.thumb.jpg.609a18396155d5691e45f1a01f965b56.jpgIMG_20220319_190531.thumb.jpg.76c36486c490661161416a17929b162a.jpg

 

Now we can add the sauce to the fish. Make sure to get some of the the sauce underneath the fish fillets too. IMG_20220319_191638.thumb.jpg.db3167b0a5c7cbf132645ad5e4488a7a.jpg

 

Now it's ready to bung in the oven, say 180C for 30 minutes. Serve it with sliced bread. Ciabatta tonight, close to the tough bread I had as a child. IMG_20220319_204020.thumb.jpg.52b7f6c3c6eacea889d4403b269dc716.jpgIMG_20220319_204652.thumb.jpg.dded9914a305ffc508f295cf10ac7eb1.jpg

 

Mild spice warmth, rich with coconut, a forward tomato note, underscored with turmeric. If you don't want to try cooking it yourself, do try it if you ever get to Kerala.

IMG_20220319_190147.jpg

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Kerala

Kerala


Suggestions from my sister.

Fish molly, molee, moilee.. Meen molly. A white fish dish with gentle spice heat prepared with coconut milk and tomatoes, it is a family favourite. It's perfectly good made mild, but can be made quite hot, too.

This is how my younger sister prepares this. I'm not posting a recipe, but recording a process. No measurements in grams or cups, although I'm sure this is available elsewhere. I hope this will help guide you through the process if you wish to attempt it.

Where we start. Green chillies, ginger and garlic. Red onions. IMG_20220319_184350.thumb.jpg.1b2a4602e556edaf27093174523c61f6.jpg

 

IMG_20220319_183819.thumb.jpg.cc946f0183f3690b9a59a9b418f6cc30.jpg

 

Next, tomatoes. IMG_20220319_185611.thumb.jpg.ba7fa5f28fc8969c01a6f1b39b4d6d4d.jpg

 

Salmon, because that's what we have. Taliapa might be a better choice, but salmon is readily available here in the UK. IMG_20220319_183844.thumb.jpg.25e269fc00357bd3773184a55833f91b.jpg

 

Add a bit of red chilli powder and turmeric, and rub into the flesh side of the fillet. IMG_20220319_183903.thumb.jpg.a521cfe12e32d1165cb4021d0d5698ac.jpg

 

Fry on a hot pan, skin side down just for a few minutes to allow you to peel off the skin. IMG_20220319_183941.thumb.jpg.6063cf28e2d4fa125e151d8ba7d86885.jpgIMG_20220319_184038.thumb.jpg.0607e1bf4263a4ad7230af2741dfa72d.jpg

 

Set aside the fish.

 

Fry the onions. My sister used a neutral vegetable oil. Add a little salt at this point. Add the garlic and ginger, then when they're golden add and fry in some garam masala, turmeric, chilli powder, salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes. Continue gentle frying. IMG_20220319_185308.thumb.jpg.b00e52748af1827352cb8ba5530d701a.jpgIMG_20220319_185758.thumb.jpg.a28cfe9ceddb99d2aa13d1a594d4df80.jpg

 

Add a handful of curry leaves. IMG_20220319_185851.thumb.jpg.9047c5f3bd7abb4c6b2fc2d342d03547.jpg

 

Stir in the coconut milk. Continue gentle cooking. IMG_20220319_190151.thumb.jpg.609a18396155d5691e45f1a01f965b56.jpgIMG_20220319_190531.thumb.jpg.76c36486c490661161416a17929b162a.jpg

 

Now we can add the sauce to the fish. Make sure to get some of the the sauce underneath the fish fillets too. IMG_20220319_191638.thumb.jpg.db3167b0a5c7cbf132645ad5e4488a7a.jpg

 

Now it's ready to bung in the oven, say 180C for 30 minutes. Serve it with sliced bread. Ciabatta tonight, close to the tough bread I had as a child. IMG_20220319_204020.thumb.jpg.52b7f6c3c6eacea889d4403b269dc716.jpgIMG_20220319_204652.thumb.jpg.dded9914a305ffc508f295cf10ac7eb1.jpg

 

Mild spice warmth, rich with coconut, a forward tomato note, underscored with turmeric. If you don't want to try cooking it yourself, do try it if you ever get to Kerala.

IMG_20220319_190147.jpg

IMG_20220319_190536.jpg

Kerala

Kerala

Fish molly, molee, moilee.. Meen molly. A white fish dish with gentle spice heat prepared with coconut milk and tomatoes, it is a family favourite. It's perfectly good made mild, but can be made quite hot, too.

This is how my younger sister prepares this. I'm not posting a recipe, but recording a process. No measurements in grams or cups, although I'm sure this is available elsewhere. I hope this will help guide you through the process if you wish to attempt it.

Where we start. Green chillies, ginger and garlic. Red onions. IMG_20220319_184350.thumb.jpg.1b2a4602e556edaf27093174523c61f6.jpg

 

IMG_20220319_183819.thumb.jpg.cc946f0183f3690b9a59a9b418f6cc30.jpg

 

Next, tomatoes. IMG_20220319_185611.thumb.jpg.ba7fa5f28fc8969c01a6f1b39b4d6d4d.jpg

 

Salmon, because that's what we have. Taliapa might be a better choice, but salmon is readily available here in the UK. IMG_20220319_183844.thumb.jpg.25e269fc00357bd3773184a55833f91b.jpg

 

Add a bit of red chilli powder and turmeric, and rub into the flesh side of the fillet. IMG_20220319_183903.thumb.jpg.a521cfe12e32d1165cb4021d0d5698ac.jpg

 

Fry on a hot pan, skin side down just for a few minutes to allow you to peel off the skin. IMG_20220319_183941.thumb.jpg.6063cf28e2d4fa125e151d8ba7d86885.jpgIMG_20220319_184038.thumb.jpg.0607e1bf4263a4ad7230af2741dfa72d.jpg

 

Set aside the fish.

 

Fry the onions. My sister used a neutral vegetable oil. Add a little salt at this point. Add the garlic and ginger, then when they're golden add the tomatoes. Continue gentle frying. IMG_20220319_185308.thumb.jpg.b00e52748af1827352cb8ba5530d701a.jpgIMG_20220319_185758.thumb.jpg.a28cfe9ceddb99d2aa13d1a594d4df80.jpg

 

Add a handful of curry leaves. IMG_20220319_185851.thumb.jpg.9047c5f3bd7abb4c6b2fc2d342d03547.jpg

 

Stir in the coconut milk. Continue gentle cooking. IMG_20220319_190151.thumb.jpg.609a18396155d5691e45f1a01f965b56.jpgIMG_20220319_190531.thumb.jpg.76c36486c490661161416a17929b162a.jpg

 

Now we can add the sauce to the fish. Make sure to get some of the the sauce underneath the fish fillets too. IMG_20220319_191638.thumb.jpg.db3167b0a5c7cbf132645ad5e4488a7a.jpg

 

Now it's ready to bung in the oven, say 180C for 30 minutes. Serve it with sliced bread. Ciabatta tonight, close to the tough bread I had as a child. IMG_20220319_204020.thumb.jpg.52b7f6c3c6eacea889d4403b269dc716.jpgIMG_20220319_204652.thumb.jpg.dded9914a305ffc508f295cf10ac7eb1.jpg

 

Mild spice warmth, rich with coconut, a forward tomato note, underscored with turmeric. If you don't want to try cooking it yourself, do try it if you ever get to Kerala.

IMG_20220319_190147.jpg

IMG_20220319_190536.jpg

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