Fish in Coconut milk

Ingredients:

• Fish - 500 gm
• Onion - 1
• Ginger - 2"
• Green chillies - 4 to 6
• Garlic - 4 to 6
• coriander powder - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Cardamom - 2 pods
• Cinnamon  - 1 "
• Fenugreek seed - 1 tsp
• Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
• Coconut milk (thick milk ) - 1 cup
• Second milk - 1 1/2 cup
• Salt - to taste
• Curry leaves

Method

Cut and clean the fish.
Slice the onion, garlic and ginger length wise. Slit the chillies
In a pan heat the coconut oil season it with spices (cardamom, cinnamon), fenugreek seeds, Curry leaves.
Add the onions and saute till light brown, Add the ginger, garlic and green chillies followed by coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt. Saute till the raw smell goes. Add the 2nd coconut milk. Drop the fish pieces and simmer it. Close and cook for 5 minutes. open and simmer it for another 5 mintues. Turn off the stove.
Add the thick coconut milk a dash of fresh curry leaves and coconut oil.
Serve with steaming white rice.

Note: do not cook for a long time in high flame as the coconut milk may curdle. Alos turn off the stove and then add the thick milk. You can use any choice of your fish, what i have used is Neimeen (Vanjaram in Tamil, Seer/King fish in English), i have also tried it with Aavoli (vavval in Tamil, Pomfret in English).