Photograph of the finished Meen moilee

India · Cá om nước cốt dừa Kerala

Meen moilee

40 min Hands-on time
EasyDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Fish fillet Fish fillet 720 g
  • Photograph of Coconut milk Coconut milk 400 ml
  • Photograph of Onion Onion 2
  • Photograph of Curry leaves Curry leaves 32 leaves
  • Photograph of Ginger Ginger 12 g
  • Photograph of Garlic Garlic 8 cloves
  • Photograph of Chilli Chilli 2
  • Photograph of Turmeric powder Turmeric powder 8 g
  • Photograph of Coconut oil Coconut oil 60 ml
  • Photograph of Cinnamon and star anise Cinnamon and star anise 4 g
  • Photograph of Lime Lime 1
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 12 g
  • Photograph of Steamed rice Steamed rice 800 g

Method

  1. 1 Marinate the fish with turmeric powder and salt for 15 minutes.
  2. 2 Sauté curry leaves, onions, ginger, garlic, and cinnamon with coconut oil for 6 minutes.
  3. 3 Add the diluted coconut milk and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Add the fish and halved green chilies, and simmer for 8 minutes.
  5. 5 Pour in the remaining thick coconut milk, squeeze in the lemon juice, simmer for another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.

With an appliance

  • Oven 40 min

    Replace step 4: cover the pot tightly and simmer the fish on the middle rack of the oven at 170 degrees for 8 minutes; step 5 continues to pour the thick coconut milk after removing the pot to prevent the coconut milk from separating.

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