Ingredients

• 50 - sardines
• 10 - chillies
• 10 - ginger
• 10 flakes - garlic
• 2 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 tsp - mustard seed
• 1 - kuskus
• 1/2 inch - turmeric
• 10 flakes garlic
• 1 inch - ginger
• 3/4 cup - coconut fresh
• 1/2 cup - oil For frying
• 3 - onions
• 2 tbsp - vinegar

How to Make Molee Fish Pickle

• Slit the green chillies.
• Also slice half of the garlic and ginger.
• For ground masala:
• Grind cumin, mustard seed, kuskus, turmeric, garlic and ginger.
• Coconut Milk:
• Grind the coconut and extract coconut milk.
• For seasoning:
• Slice onions and fry them in half cup of oil in a vessel large enough to hold the fish pieces.
• Add the ground masala and fry till the raw smell goes.
• Add in 2 tbsps of vinegar. Let it cook for five minutes.
• Add the sliced masala (green chillies, sliced garlic and ginger) and fry a little more.
• Now place the fish in the vessel and simmer for a while on low fire. Do not stir with a spoon.
• Add the coconut milk last.
• Do not cover the pan after the coconut milk is added because it tends to curdle.
• When done, remove from fire.
• Recipe Courtesy: Mangalorean Recipes