MEEN MOILEE - FISH IN FRAGRANT COCONUT MILK

This fish curry is a traditional Kerala recipe which is cooked in fragrant coconut milk with a mild taste. And this curry is my hubby s hot favorite.
INGREDIENTS:----
Fish --- 1 kg (I used pomfret)
Lemon juice --- 1 tea sp
Green chilies – 3 sliced
Onion – 2 medium sliced
Ginger --- I inch piece sliced
Garlic – 5 cloves
Curry leaves --- 10 leaves
Cumin seeds --- 1/2 tea sp
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece broken
Cardamom – 2 no
Cloves – 4 no.
Lemon juice --- 1 tab sp
Thick coconut milk – 1 cup
Coconut oil --- 2 tab sp (if you don't like coconut oil you can use any other oil you like)
Salt to taste
Red chili powder --- 1/4 tea sp
METHOD:----
1. Clean and cut the fish in to medium size pieces, and wash for 5-6 times then marinate with salt, 1 tea sp lemon juice, red chili powder apply well and leave a side for 2 hours.
2. Now heat oil in a pan add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and cumin seeds and fry till light brown then add sliced onion, green chilies, ginger and garlic, curry leaves and fry for 1 min.
3. Now remove cardamom, cloves and cinnamon (adding this spices for only aroma by this time they leave there aroma in to the curry If you like you can leave them in the curry also)
4. Add 1/2 cup water to the onion and bring to a full boil.
5. Now add fish pieces cover and cook for 5 min.
6. Remove the lid and add coconut milk heat for a few sec.
7. When it starts to boil add lemon juice and remove from the fire
Garnish with tomato slices and serve with hot red rice (Kerala rice, rosematta rice)
Enjoy your meal