South: Malabar Fish Poached In Coconut Milk

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Vegetables, Grains, Dairy	Indian	Fish, Indian	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Stephen Ceideburg
4		Fish filets, red snapper
		sole bass or whitefish
2	T	Fresh lemon juice
1/2	t	Salt, or to taste
1/2	t	Freshly ground pepper
2 1/2	T	Mild vegetable oil
1	T	Dried curry leaves, or 8
		fresh curry leaves or
		minced cilantro
1	c	Chopped onion
2	t	Grated fresh ginger
1		Or 2 fresh serrano chiles
		stemmed seeded minced
1/4	t	Turmeric
1/2	t	Ground cumin
2	T	Unsweetened flaked coconut
1 1/2	c	Coconut milk

INSTRUCTIONS

*
/2-inch thick and about 5-1/2 ounces each  This simple classic from the
coastal region of southern India makes an  elegant entree for a fancy
dinner.  Place fish in a shallow dish and rub well with lemon juice.
Sprinkle  with salt and pepper. Set aside to marinate for at least 30
minutes.  Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a heavy frying pan over
medium-high  heat. Add fish and cook until just opaque, about 2 minutes
per side.  Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.  Heat remaining 1
tablespoon oil in the same pan. Add curry leaves,  onion, ginger,
chiles and turmeric. Cook until onion is soft, about 3  minutes. Add
cumin, coconut and coconut milk. Cook, uncovered, until  sauce is
slightly thick, 8 to 10 minutes. Gently slip in fish filets,  cook 1 or
2 minutes and remove from heat.  Transfer fish to a heated platter.
Spoon sauce over and serve.  Note: Dried or fresh curry leaves are
available at Indian grocery  stores.  PER SERVING: 920 calories, 69 g
protein, 16 g carbohydrate, 67 g fat  (43 g saturated), 115 mg
cholesterol, 762 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.  Laxmi Hiremath writing in the
San Francisco Chronicle, 6/24/93.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 541 Calories From Fat: 464 Total Fat: 54.4g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 611mg Potassium: 598mg Carbohydrates: 16.3g Fiber: 2.8g Sugar: 3.9g Protein: 5g