I should admit, even though i am not a big fan of fish, i love fried fish. They are crispy and spicy and tangy and frankly they are not too fishy. I have many many varieties of fried fish recipe in this blog, this is my addition to them. I love them so much, i cannot make them in new ways each time.
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Spicy Fish Fry
Marination Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time : 10 to 15 mins
Serves : 2
Fish – 3 medium size cleaned and slit
Coconut Oil – 3 to 5 tblspn
Curry leaves a handful
For Marination:
Chilli Powder – 1 tblspn
Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 2 tblspn
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Garam Masala Powder – 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice – 1 to 2 tblspn
Water few spoons
Method:
Mix all the ingredient for the marination to a thick paste. Apply it all over the fish and leave to marinate for 30 mins, you can place it over sunlight or leave it on the counter.
Heat coconut oil in a pan, place fish over it and cook covered for 7 to 8 mins, flip over and cook on other side till crispy and cooked.
Add in curry leaves and mix well.
Serve hot.
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| Take your ingredients |
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| You can use any fish..i happened to use some mackeral |
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| make deep slashes over them |
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| Now take your marinating ingredients You will need chilli pdr, kashmiri chilli pdr, turmeric pdr, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice & salt |
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| First mix all of them except the lemon |
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| squeeze in some lemon juice |
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| add very little water |
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| now it is a thick paste |
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| apply the marination in the slashes |
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| rub it all over the fish |
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| apply it inside the fish as well |
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| apply the marination inside the fish as well |
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| once you have rubbed the marination all over it |
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| this is my hubby’s trick, if you have some sunlight falling inside your kitchen, just place the fish on it. Let it sit in the sunlight for 30 mins or so. |
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| Now the marination has gone deep into the fish |
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| heat some coconut oil in a pan |
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| place fish over it |
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| cover the pan with a lid and cook for 7 to 8 mins |
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| now the fish must be cooked |
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| flip over and cook on other side |
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| now both the side is done |
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| sprinkle lots of curry leaves over the fish |
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| mix well |
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| done |
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| serve |
Hii… Could u tell me what is the alternative to kashmiri chilli powder
@Anonymousjust leave it or use little red colour
Hi Aarthi,
I learnt cooking from your blog only..I live in Singapore n daily will check your blog before doing any dish..you are just awesome..
Coming to this recipe I tried without kashmiri red chilli powder and it came out well..
Thanks
Hi aarthi
If i leave the kashmiri chilli powder out, should I increase the chilli powder amount? I note your recipe calls for 2spoons of kashmiri powder which may alter the consistency of the masala paste. Planning to try for the weekend.
Thank you!
@Kalaiyarasi KU can skip kashmiri chilli. It is just for colour..add chilli powder as per ur taste.
It looks great! I can't wait to try it out.
Would you serve it with rice or naan? Any side dishes?
@Hasani serve it with rice
Hi Aarthi, I'm Olive from Singapore, I love to cook Indian dishes and yesterday I tried your masala fried fish. I gave some to my indian neighbours and they love it ! Thanks for sharing all your yummy food here.
Hi Aarti,
I and my mom tried out this recipe. It turned out to be excellent and yummy. So,next time we decide to fry fish, we are sure to make it this way only.
Thanks a lot:-)
Jayant
Hi Arthi,
I am great fan of your blog.i loved your presentation and step by step description.can understand very easily.that's your specialty.coming to this blog i love fish fry.which is one of my favorite side dish for lunch and dinner.i always like to eat fish fry,doesn't matter what kind of fish it is.anyway thanks for your recipe.
These sound really decious. Thanks for this recipe. Simon
i am so happy after seeing the recipe over the fish because my family girls don’t know how to cook fish curry but after all the thing after your given recipe i secured and awarded as a good chef in house ……thank you very much madam and sir….
nice post
hey, thanks for sharing this recipe I am a big fish fry lover and I am going to try this dish on my own by following your instructions, hope for the best… 🙂
Hi… This recipe is very helpful for us. Such a wonderful recipe.Thanks for helping people.