Fish Molly / Molee

Ingredients

1. Fish - ½ kg
2. Onion – 2 thinly sliced
3. Ginger –1 inch
4. Garlic –5 - 6 cloves
5. Green chilli – 3 – 4
6. Cloves – 6
7. Cinnamon – 2 stick
8. Cardamom – 5
9. Bay leaves - 2 
10. Tomato – 2-3
11. Coconut milk – 2 cups
12. Oil – enough to shallow fry fish
13. Mustard Seeds –1 tsp
14. Curry leaves – a hand full
15. Salt – to taste

For Marination

1. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
2. Pepper powder – 1 tsp
3. Lemon juice – ½ lemon (optional)
4. Salt - to taste

Method

1. Marinate the fish pieces with turmeric powder, pepper powder, salt & lemon juice and keep aside for 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile prepare all the other ingredients. 
3. Shallow fry the marinated fish till they are half done.
4. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds.
5. Make sure that the heat is on medium and add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay-leaves and fry for few seconds.
6. Add ginger and garlic and fry for a min.
7. Now add onions and green chillies.
8. After few minutes add the tomatoes and saute for few more minutes.
9. Once the tomatoes becomes soft add coconut milk and salt. Let it boil.
10. Add the fried fish pieces and cook till they are done.
11. Serve hot with Palappam or bread.