മീൻ പൊള്ളിച്ചത് - pan fried fish in coconut milk


pan fried fish in coconut milk
My mother used to make this when we were kids with karimeen(pearl spot fish) . We used to call this fried-fish curry. As the name suggests , the fish was fried and put in sautéed onion ,tomato ,coconut gravy. I tweaked it according to my convenience and skipped the frying part and  made it into a pan roast.
Ingredients

  1. appr. 250 gms fish( I have used tialapia fillet )
  2. 1/2 of a medium sized onion thinly sliced
  3. 1/2 of a medium sized tomato , thinly sliced
  4. 2 tsp julienned ginger
  5. 2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
  6. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  7. 1/2 tsp pepper powder
  8. 4 green chili , seeds removed, slit
  9. handful of curry leaves
  10. 1 tsp fancy garam masala
  11. 1 cup coconut milk
  12. 1 tsp vinegar
  13. 2 Tbsp oil
  14. salt to taste

Method
  • Wash , drain and cut the fish into pieces. Marinate the fish pieces with all of the above ingredients except the oil for atleast 30 minutes.




  • Heat a pan on medium high heat , wide enough to fry all the fish pieces in one go.
  • When warm , pour the oil , when the oil is hot , add the fish pieces and the whole marinade. Cook it on medium high heat for 1 minute , then reduce the flame to medium heat and cook the fish , covered for 10 minutes. 






  • After 10 minutes , open the lid , the fish will be roasted at the bottom.Increase the flame to medium high heat.Turn over the fish pieces. No need to turn over the onion and tomato pieces. Cook for 2 minutes. (The fish will be cooked by now. Turning over the fish is optional.)



  • Now pour the coconut milk . Turn off the stove. No need to boil the coconut milk . It will heat up in the heat of the pan.



  • Pour 1/4 tsp vinegar. Shake the pan . Cover and keep for atleast 30 minutes.

  • A very good side dish for rice.



NOTES
  • This dish is not of pouring consistency but rather a thicker gravy.

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