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Sri Lanka Meen Molee Recipefish Cocunut Curry Recipe


Sri Lanka Meen Molee RecipeFish Cocunut Curry Recipe
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Way down at the tip of India you willl find this island nation, separate from India, yet close in culture and culinary taste. Sri Lanka is famous for its “white curries” always made with cocunut and cocunut milk, and for its spices and hot pepper... More

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Ingredients
  • 8 garlic cloves, chopped, divided
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 medium onions, sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • 3 (4- to 5-inch-long) thin fresh hot green chiles, or to taste, thinly sliced, including seeds if desired
  • 1 tablespoon minced peeled ginger
  • 1 sprig fresh curry leaves (about 15 leaves; see cooks’ note, below)
  • 1 (14-oz) can unsweetened coconut milk (do not shake)
  • 1 (1 1/4-lb) piece halibut fillet (3/4 inch thick)
  • 1 medium tomato, sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • Garnish:
  • fried red onions; golden raisins; cashews

Directions
  1. Multi Cultural Cooking Netwok
  2. http://multiculturalcookingnetwork.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/sri-lanka-meen-molee-recipefish-cocunut-curry/

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•Mince and mash half of garlic to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt, then stir together with spices.
•Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook onions, chiles, ginger, curry leaves, and remaining garlic, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in spice mixture and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
•Meanwhile, spoon off thick cream from coconut milk (about 1/2 cup) and reserve separately from remaining coconut milk.
•Push onion mixture to edge of skillet and put fish in center, then pile onion mixture on top of fish. Add thin coconut milk and simmer, covered, shaking skillet occasionally, until fish is just cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a platter and keep warm, covered.
•Add thick coconut cream and tomato to skillet and simmer until tomato is slightly softened, about 1 minute. Season sauce with salt and spoon over fish.


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