Fried Fish Mappas

This is my father’s recipe. Mappas is a typical kerala dish with thick coconut milk. It tastes great with appam. I strongly recommended this curry malayalees loves coconut milk curries. In addition you can add fried cashew nut & raisins.

 

Ingredients

Fish                                                                   ¼ kg(4 pieces)

Ginger                                                              2 tsp

Garlic                                                                2 tsp

Onion                                                                1 nos

Green chilly                                                    2 slit (lengthwise)

Red chilly powder                                        ½ tsp

Pepper powder                                              ½ tsp

Coriander powder                                        ½ tsp

Garam masala                                                 ½ tsp

Curry leaves                                                    few

Coconut milk                                                  ½ cup (thick)

Coconut milk                                                  ½ cup (thin)

Turmeric power                                            ½ tsp

Lemon juice                                                     1 tsp

Tomato                                                             ½ nos

Coconut oil                                 

Salt

Method:

Marinate the fish with ½ red chilly powder, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice mix well; keep it aside for 15 minutes.

Fry the marinate fish and keep it aside

Heat oil in a pan add ginger, garlic stir it add chopped onion, green chilly, curry leaves, salt when it transparent add ¼ tsp turmeric powder, add coriander powder, garam masala, ½ tsp pepper powder

Add thin coconut milk when it boil add fried fish, tomato; keeping the stove at low heat

Cook covered for 10- 5 minutes by stirring occasionally

Pour the thick coconut milk and simmer for a minute and remove from heat

Garnish with curry leaves.