Recipe Description

Spaghetti cooked in the famous Kerala dish – mixed seafood moilee.

Ingredient                                                                         Quantity

Spaghetti                                                                            200 grams

Prawns, shelled and deveined                                           1/2 cup

Boneless fish, cut into 1 inch cubes                                   400 grams

Oil                                                                                       2 Tbsp

Mustard seeds                                                                   1 tsp

Finely chopped ginger                                                       1 tsp

Green chillies, finely chopped                                             2 no

Curry leaves                                                                       5-6 no

Turmeric powder                                                                1/2 tsp

Onions, finely sliced                                                            2 small

Canned coconut milk                                                           2 cups

Salt                                                                                       to taste

Juice of 1/2 lemon

For garnishing

Few thin strips of red tomato

Fried basil leaves                                                              8-10 no

Lemon wedge                                                                    1 no

 

Method:

1. Heat oil in a non stick kadai. Add mustard seeds and when they splutter, add ginger, green chillies and mix. Add curry leaves and mix. Add onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
2. Add approximately 1 cup water, turmeric powder and mix well.
3. Add coconut milk, spaghetti and sauté for half a minute. Add salt and 1 cup water. Cook stirring continuously till the spaghetti is cooked.
4. Add prawns and fish and mix well. Cook for 5-6 minutes and switch off the heat.
5. Transfer the spaghetti into a serving bowl. Add lemon juice, garnish with thin strips of tomato, basil leaves, a lemon wedge and serve hot