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Meen molee (fish curry cooked in coconut)

Manju Malhi from Great Food Live
Manju Malhi cooks haddock fillets in a spicy aromatic sauce enriched with coconut milk

Meen molee (fish curry cooked in coconut)

Method

1. Mince the garlic, chillies, and ginger together in a food processor.

2. Heat the oil in a wok and fry the onions with the curry leaves for 4 minutes over a medium heat or until the onions looked glazed.

3. Stir in the minced garlic mixture with the turmeric and salt and fry for 2 minutes.

4. Add 100ml coconut milk with the boiling water. Simmer for 2 minutes and then add the fish pieces and gently simmer for 5-6 minutes.

5. Add half the tomatoes and the remaining coconut milk and simmer for 3-4 minutes more.

6. Serve hot with naan bread and plain basmati rice. Garnish with the remaining chopped tomato.

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Serves: 2-3

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 15 min

Ingredients
3 garlic cloves
2 green finger Chillies
1 x 5 cm piece root ginger, peeled
3 tbsp groundnut oil
1 small onion, finely sliced
5-6 curry leaves, optional
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
1/4 tsp Salt
200ml coconut milk
150ml boiling water
500g haddock fillets, cut into 4cm wide pieces
2 Tomatoes, coarsely chopped