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    Masala Fish Fry Recipe / Spicy Fish Fry Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Masala Fish Fry Recipe / Spicy Fish Fry Recipe

    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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    Table of Contents

    • How to Make Spicy Fish Fry
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Masala Fish Fry Recipe / Spicy Fish Fry Recipe
    • Masala Fish Fry With Step by Step Pictures

    How to Make Spicy Fish Fry

    • 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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    Masala Fish Fry Recipe / Spicy Fish Fry Recipe

    Spicy Delicious Masala Fish Fry which is too good to resist.
    3.60 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Author: Aarthi

    Ingredients

    • 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

    Instructions

    • 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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    Masala Fish Fry With Step by Step Pictures

     

    Take your ingredients

     

    You can use any fish..i happened to use some mackeral

     

    make deep slashes over them

     

    Now take your marinating ingredients
    You will need chilli pdr, kashmiri chilli pdr, turmeric pdr,
    garam masala, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice & salt

     

    First mix all of them except the lemon

     

    squeeze in some lemon juice

     

    add very little water

     

    now it is a thick paste

     

    apply the marination in the slashes

     

    rub it all over the fish

     

    apply it inside the fish as well
     
     
    apply the marination inside the fish as well

     

    once you have rubbed the marination all over it

     

    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.

     

    Now the marination has gone deep into the fish

     

    heat some coconut oil in a pan

     

    place fish over it

     

    cover the pan with a lid and cook for 7 to 8 mins

     

    now the fish must be cooked

     

     

    flip over and cook on other side

     

    now both the side is done

     

    sprinkle lots of curry leaves over the fish

     

    mix well

     

    done

     

    serve

     

     
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    Comments

    1. Anonymous

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      Hii... Could u tell me what is the alternative to kashmiri chilli powder

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    2. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousjust leave it or use little red colour

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    3. Anonymous

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      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

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    4. Kalaiyarasi K

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      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!

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    5. Aarthi

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      @Kalaiyarasi KU can skip kashmiri chilli. It is just for colour..add chilli powder as per ur taste.

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    6. Hasan

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      It looks great! I can't wait to try it out.

      Would you serve it with rice or naan? Any side dishes?

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    7. Aarthi

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      @Hasani serve it with rice

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    8. Wee

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      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.

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    9. Anonymous

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      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

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    10. Anonymous

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      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.

      Reply
    11. plasterers bristol

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      These sound really decious. Thanks for this recipe. Simon

      Reply
    12. suresh

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      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....

      Reply
    13. abc

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      nice post

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    14. Vikash Mishra

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      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... 🙂

      Reply
    15. Sajid

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      Hi... This recipe is very helpful for us. Such a wonderful recipe.Thanks for helping people.

      Reply
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