Fish Molee / Kerala style Fish stew

Ingredients:-

To marinate and fry fish

Fish fillet - 1/2 kg
Crushed Black pepper - 1/2 tea spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
Salt to taste
Oil
To make the sauce
Mustard seeds ( optional)
Cloves - 5
Cardamom lightly crushed - 4
Cinnamon - 1 

Onion chopped - 2 nos

Gralic chopped - 4 cloves

Ginger chopped - an inch piece (optional)

Green chillies - 4- 5 nos half slit

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - a large pinch
Crushed Black pepper - 1/2 tea spoon 

Tomato chopped - 1 nos or lime juice - 1 tea spoon

Thin coconut milk - 2 cup

Thick coconut milk - 1 cup

Oil - 1 tablespoon

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Method

Clean and cut the fish into medium pieces

Marinate it with turmeric powder,pepper powder and salt.Keep aside for 30 minutes to an hour

Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry this fish pieces and drain on paper towels.

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and fry cinnamon , cloves and cardamom( if using mustard seeds , first add it, let it pop and then add the whole spices)
Saute' chopped onions,ginger,garlic and green chillies.

When they are soft and have a flavour add remaining turmeric powder , red chilli powder and combine it well

Pour the thin coconut milk to the pan and add chopped tomatoes and bring to boil

Now add the fried fish pieces , cook it covered for 10 minutes

Add thick coconut milk and curry leaves and let it stand on a low flame for 2-3minutes

Remove from fire and serve hot

Cheers!!!!
Recipe source :- My mom, and she got it from a cook book by Mrs. K . M Mathew