Fish Mappas Kerala style |How-to-make-Fish-Mappas-curry|Nadan meen mappas recipe

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu is a vegetarian option, while chicken is often more affordable.

Take a bowl and add all the spice powder for frying, then add some water to make a paste that shouldn't be runny.

Cut all the fish pieces with the paste and keep it aside.

Heat a pan with some oil and shallow fry the fish pieces, flipping both sides, then keep them aside.

Slice onions, green chili, garlic, and ginger and keep them aside.

Heat a clay pot with some oil and splutter some mustard seeds, then add fenugreek seeds until they slightly change color.

Add curry leaves to the pan and sauté for a second, then sprinkle some salt to soften the onions.

Add the sliced onion, green chili, ginger, and garlic to the pan and sauté until the onions become transparent.

Add the tomato pieces and all the spice powders to the pan and sauté until the tomato becomes a little mushy.

Add the thin coconut milk to the mixture, stir well, and bring it to a full boil.

Add the fried fish pieces to the pan and gently mix everything without breaking the fish.

Cover the pan, lower the flame, and let it simmer until the fish pieces are cooked.

Remove the lid and add the thick coconut milk, letting it simmer for a few minutes until the gravy thickens enough.

Turn off the flame and serve hot.

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