Frankly speaking I
could never get a perfect recipe for
frying sardine fish. I know frying fish is one of the simplest thing you could
ever imagine. But each and everytime I make it, I find it is lacking something.
Sometimes I find it very bland, sometimes it gets stuck to the pan and fall
apart. But this was the time I got it perfect. The fish turned out perfectly
cooked, and had full of flavour. Everything came together beautifully.
could never get a perfect recipe for
frying sardine fish. I know frying fish is one of the simplest thing you could
ever imagine. But each and everytime I make it, I find it is lacking something.
Sometimes I find it very bland, sometimes it gets stuck to the pan and fall
apart. But this was the time I got it perfect. The fish turned out perfectly
cooked, and had full of flavour. Everything came together beautifully.
The reason for this
is the marination and the way of cooking. I added all the spices and the oil in
the fish and left it to marinate. So you don't need oil while frying the fish.
And also the fish is fried in a bed of curry leaves, which prevents it from
sticking as well as absorbs the flavour from the curry leaves. This is one of
the kicking recipe. I hope you will love this and let me know how it turned out
for you, if you try it..
is the marination and the way of cooking. I added all the spices and the oil in
the fish and left it to marinate. So you don't need oil while frying the fish.
And also the fish is fried in a bed of curry leaves, which prevents it from
sticking as well as absorbs the flavour from the curry leaves. This is one of
the kicking recipe. I hope you will love this and let me know how it turned out
for you, if you try it..
Makes : 20 Pieces
Serves - 3 to 4
Ingredients:
Sardine Fish / Mathi
/ Chala Meen - 20
/ Chala Meen - 20
Curry leaves - 10
springs with the stem (Left Whole)
springs with the stem (Left Whole)
Turmeric powder /
Manjal podi - 1 tsp
Manjal podi - 1 tsp
Pepper Powder - 1
tsp
tsp
Chilli powder - 2
tsp
tsp
Salt to taste
Coconut Oil - ¼
cup
cup
Lemon Juice - 1
tblspn or to taste
tblspn or to taste
For
Grinding:
Grinding:
Ginger - 1 inch
piece
piece
Garlic - 6 cloves
Shallots / Sambar
Onion - 4
Onion - 4
Method:
Clean the fish and
make some slashes in it.
make some slashes in it.
Take ginger, garlic and shallot in a blender
and make into a rough puree.
and make into a rough puree.
Add in turmeric,
chilli, pepper powder, salt in to it and mix well.
chilli, pepper powder, salt in to it and mix well.
Add in some lemon
juice, coconut oil and make into a paste.
juice, coconut oil and make into a paste.
Now add in the fish
and mix well with the masala. Let this marinate for 20-30 mins.
and mix well with the masala. Let this marinate for 20-30 mins.
Now take a non stick
tawa. Arrange some curry leaves along with the stem over it. Place the fish
over the curry leaves and let it cook for 5 mins on one side. flip them over
and cook for another 5 mins on other
side.
tawa. Arrange some curry leaves along with the stem over it. Place the fish
over the curry leaves and let it cook for 5 mins on one side. flip them over
and cook for another 5 mins on other
side.
Carefully remove
them from the pan along with the curry leaves and serve.
them from the pan along with the curry leaves and serve.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients..I forgot the coconut oil.. |
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| Make some slashes in cleaned fish |
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| In a bowl. Take ginger, garlic and shallots puree |
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| add in the spice powders and salt |
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| squeeze some lemon juice |
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| add in coconut oil |
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| and mix well to form a paste |
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| add the sliced fish into this masala |
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| and mix well |
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| Lay curry leaves in a nonstick tawa |
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| place the fish over the curry leaves |
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| flip them oven when cooked |
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| Serve |
aditi
how yummy...how sad I get seeing such posts in the morning...:(
Shreeja Rajan
awesome! i will def try this! so easy!
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Priya
Mouthwatering here, soo crispy and tempting.
Rosy BM
¡Se ven deliciosas! ¡Me encantan!
Besos y feliz día.
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Love sardines and these do look perfect. Yum yum. Diane
ANU
awesome fry...my hubby's fav...
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divya
Slurp!! drooling here:)
Shema George
Wow..droolworthy!! I love Mathi esp fried.These look really good :))
Peggy G.
These sardines look so tasty!
Arun
Arumai Arumai..... Awesome.... Thanks sister
Sivakumar Rathinam
Hi Aarthi, I tried it with pomfret fish, it came out really well and yummytummy����. Thanks for the awesome recipe. Chance aha illa Sema tasty. Keep up the good work
BalajeR
Came across this post when I was searching for sardine fish. Good work. Will try at home when I get time. Thanks for posting !