Fish Cooked In Coconut Milk - Rich Creamy & Delicious
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 5 People
Ingredients
To grind
  • Ginger- 2-inch slice
  • Garlic- 3 cloves
  • Green chilies- 2
For cooking
  • Coconut oil- 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
  • Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves- 1 sprig
  • Shallots, chopped- 3 large or 6 small/pearl onions
  • Tomato, chopped- 1
  • Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
  • Coriander powder- ½ tbsp
  • Ground black pepper- 1 tsp
  • Salt- 1½ tsp
  • Warm water- ½ cup
  • Fish pieces- 6 to 8 pieces, (whiting, sea bream, sea bass, salmon, kingfish)
  • Coconut milk- ½ cup, slightly thick
  • Ground black pepper- ¼ tsp
Instructions
  1. I've taken whiting fish, it's a light tasting fish & has a slightly sweet taste.
  2. You can use sea bream, sea bass, kingfish or salmon.
  3. To a blender jar, add ginger, garlic & green chilies, and grind to a coarse paste.
  4. Place a clay pan or saucepan over medium heat.
  5. Add coconut oil.
  6. Add the ground ginger, garlic, green chilies, saute for a minute.
  7. Add cumin & fennel seeds, saute for a minute.
  8. Add curry leaves, combine well.
  9. Add shallots, season with 1 tsp salt, saute till shallots turn light golden in color.
  10. Add chopped tomato, cook till tomato has mashed up.
  11. Add the spices & ½ tsp more salt. Combine well.
  12. Add ½ cup warm water, let the water come to a slight boil.
  13. Add the fish pieces, and immerse the fish in the gravy.
  14. Close the pan with the lid & cook for a few minutes till the fish has cooked through.
  15. Open the lid, Add ½ cup slightly thick coconut milk.
  16. Gently combine well & cook for 2 minutes.
  17. Sprinkle ¼ tsp ground black pepper, gently mix & cook for a minute.
  18. Take the pan off the heat & keep it covered for a few minutes.
  19. Enjoy this curry with rice, chapati, appam, idiyappam, etc.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/fish-cooked-in-coconut-milk-rich-creamy-delicious/