Karimeen Mappas | Kerala Style Fish Mappas

How to prepare Karimeen Mappas/Kerala Style Meen Mappas?

 Karimeen Mappas | Kerala Style Fish Mappas

Ingredients:- 

• Karimeen/Pearl Sport Fish – 2
• Onion – 1 Big sliced
• Tomato – 2 (1 Sliced into small pieces and 1 round sliced)
• Curry leaves as needed
• Green chilli – 3
• Garlic paste – 1 Tsp
• Ginger Paste – ¾ Tsp
• Small Onion/Shallot- 1 ½ Tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Chilli Powder – ½ Tsp
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Tsp
• Pepper Powder – ½ Tsp
• Coriander Powder – 2 Tsp
• Coconut Milk – 1 ½ Cup  - Second milk  and ¼ Cup  - First Milk
• Mustad seeds
• Fenugreek – less than ¼ Tsp
• Oil as needed

Preparation:-

• Marinate the Karimeen by adding a little salt, ½ Tsp Turmeric Powder and 1 pinch pepper powder and keep it aside for 10.
• Heat a pan and add a little oil to fry the marinated Karimeen
• Heat a cooking clay pot and add 2 tbsp oil into it. Splutter the mustard seeds.
• Add fenugreek into the oil
• Add garlic and ginger paste into the pot and mix saute well
• Now add Shallot into the mixture and then add green chilli and saute well until its raw smell goes away
• Add sliced onion into the mixture and continue sauting by adding a pinch of salt and later few curry leaves
• Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder into the mixture and saute well
• Add sliced tomato into the mixture
• Pour second coconut milk into the mixture and mix well
• Add shallow fried Karimeen into the curry and cook
• Add pepper powder and round sliced tomato and curry leaves into the curry
• Finally pour the first coconut milk and switch off the stove once it starts boiling
• Karimeen Mappas is ready now…Serve it hot!

Cheers!!!

Minu