Malvani Fish Sukat - Amul secret recipes (Food Food)

Malvani Fish Sukat

This recipe was shared in the series Amul Secret Recipes on Food Food channel. King fish could be replaced by Bombay duck.

Ingredients:

King fish (surmai)	Cleaned and cut into 6-8 medium-sized pieces
Fresh coconut (grated)	2 cups
Onion (finely chopped)	2 cups
Fresh coriander (finely chopped)	2 cups
Green chillies (deseeded)	5-6
Garlic cloves	12
Kokum	6 pieces
Cooking oil	1 tablespoon
Seasoning:
Red chilli powder	For marination and curry
Turmeric powder	For marination and curry
Salt	To taste
Malvani masala powder	3-4 teaspoons

Cooking Steps:

Rub turmeric powder, salt and red chilli powder on to the fish and set aside. Coarsely grind the chillies and garlic together.

For the curry:

Heat oil in a saucepan; add onion and sauté until pink. Add the chilly-garlic paste and kokum, followed by seasoning powders. 

Mix the grated coconut, coriander and the seasoning in a mixing bowl. Add half of this mixture to the pan, arrange the fish on top and layer the remaining coconut mixture above it.

Cover and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes until the fish is cooked. Now lower the flame to a minimum and cook for another 30 minutes so the juices blend together as they are secreted and you have a smashing dish ready.

Serve hot with rice or appams.

My vegetarian variant:

Use potatoes, cauliflower, baby corn, mushrooms and other suitable veggies instead of the fish. I admit these are hardly a match to the flavour of the aquatic beings, but that won’t stop me from trying this dish vegetarian style!