MEEN MAPPAS

Fish Curry with Coconut milk and Tomato

Ingredients:-

Fish - 1/2 kg
Shallots/Small onion chopped - 1/2 cup
Tomato quartered - 1
Ginger chopped - 1 tsp
Garlic chopped - 1 tsp
Green chillies -
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
fenugreek powder - 1/2 tsp(optional)
Thin coconut milk - 1 1/2 cup
Thick coconut milk -1/2 cu
Curry leaves
Salt to taste
oil - 2 tsp

Mustard seeds

How to make Fish Mappas/ Meen mappas;

• Clean and cut the fish into big pieces(you can use any fish you want,even you can make chemmen mappas in the same way.I used King fish)
• In a mortar &pestle or coffe grinder crush ginger garlic and chopped shallots (or you can use it as chopped )
• In a bowl mix all the powders to make a paste
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.When they pop up add curry leaves,green chillies,Crushed spices and sauté well.When they have a flavor add the masala powder's paste and mix it well
• Add thin coconut milk and mix through thoroughly
• Add the fish pieces, salt and quartered tomato and simmer it covered for 15 minutes or until the fish pieces are cooked
• When the fish is cooked and the gravy is thick add thick coconut milk , swirl it around the pan and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Remove before it boils.

Serve warm