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mp4 videoKing of curry Atul Kochhar had his meen molee published in Observer Food Monthly a while back - and we had the chance to crash-test the recipe.
Meen molee is a coconut fish curry, with green chillies providing the kick. Lenny elected to fillet the fish herself, as a chance to show off her flash filleting knife. We kept the wreckage for our slow cooker dabbling and made a decent fish stock. Don’t feel that you’re punking out if you just buy ordinary fillets or get the fishmonger to do it.
To rather comic effect, we used the only chillies we could get our hands on - large ones, though I don’t think they were actually jalapenos. Amazing how the heat just leached right out of them during cooking and into the sauce. You could eat them afterwards like a piece of ordinary veg - although they were rather limp and uninteresting.
Speaking for Lenny and myself, we don’t eat nearly enough fish, so anything that gets more of it into our diet is a good thing. We love curry, so this dish is a no-brainer.
* You can get Atul Kochhar’s meen molee recipe here.
- Waz
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at the end of the video, why does it say copyright ‘2007′???isnt it 2008?
Whoops, just a mistake. Rest assured, the year is 2008 (and it has been for a while)
If you can’t find coconut oil (which is way too fattening anyway), you can pour half a tin of coconut milk into the pan and boil it until you see the suds separating from the oil. The suds burn a little bit, leaving this great coconuty taste and the oil is… coconut oil!
Love the recipes, watch them with great admiration every time a new one comes out. Keep up the good work. Would love to do a recipe together sometime. All the best. Nando Cuca from http://www.cucabrazuca.com
Hey wazza, loved the latest video.
regards
Alan MILLER
The rule is the bigger the chilli the less the spice. And from what I have seen in India, these were huge. Also since you guys de-seeded them, it would make the already mild curry, milder. But nice going. Sliced ginger enhances the curry. And you could try with velappam (rice pancakes), instead of rice next time. Cheers