Fish Molly

Ingredients

King Fish – 500 gm, cut into pieces

Onion – 1 big, sliced

Tomato – 1 big

Garlic – 2 nos, chopped

Ginger – 1 tablespoon, chopped

Green chillies – 3

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Pepper powder – ½ teaspoon

Vinegar – ½ teaspoon

Cinnamon stick – 1

Cloves – 3

Cardamom – 3

Cashew nuts – 8, make a smooth paste

Raisins – a few

Thin Coconut milk – 1 ½ cup

Thick coconut milk – 1 cup

Coconut oil – as required

Salt – to taste

Coriander leaves – for garnishing

Method

Wash and clean the fish pieces and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan and splutter cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Add onions, ginger, garlic & chillies and saute until onions are soft. Add tomatoes & turmeric powder and saute well. Pour thin coconut milk, vinegar & salt and let it boil. Once it boils, add fish pieces. Mix gently and cover the pan until the fish pieces are cooked. Add cashew paste and mix well. Pour thick coconut milk and simmer the fire for 2 minutes. Add pepper powder and raisins. Switch off the fire. Garnish with coriander leaves. Fish molly goes well with appam or pathiri.

Notes: You can also shallow fry the fish pieces before you add.