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Fish Moilee

Name: Fish Moilee
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 500g White Fish Fillet; 300ml Coconut Milk; 1 Onion; 15g Ginger; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 8 leaves Curry Leaves; 2 Green Chili Pepper; 1 Lime; 1 tsp Salt

Main Dish

⏱ 35 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

White fish gently simmered in coconut milk — a mellow fish curry from Kerala on India's southwest coast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Among India's often fiery cuisines, Kerala's food stands out for its gentler touch. This dish reflects the coastal state's seafood culture and abundance of coconut palms, with some tracing Portuguese colonial influence in its style — a true taste of South India's coastline.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Served with rice or appam (a rice-flour pancake), a Kerala staple.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 500g
Coconut Milk 300ml
Onion 1
Ginger 15g
Garlic 2 cloves
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves 8 leaves
Green Chili Pepper 2
Lime 1
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the fish into large fillets and rub with the turmeric and a little salt.
Slice the onion thin; grate the ginger and garlic.
Heat oil in a pot and fry the curry leaves until fragrant.
Add the onion, ginger, garlic, and green chili, and cook until softened.
Add the coconut milk and bring to a simmer, then add the fish and cook gently over low heat for about 10 minutes without breaking it apart.
Season with salt and finish with a squeeze of lime.

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