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Tawa Fish Fry Recipe

February 25, 2015 By Aarthi 28 Comments

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I have so many fried fish recipe in my blog. Each time i make them quite differently. This is one recipe which i made recently and loved the combination of it. 

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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Marination Time : 30 mins
Cooking Tim: 12 to 15 mins
Serves : 2 to 3


Ingredients:

Fish – 3 (I used paarai fish)
Coconut Oil – 4 to 5 tblspn


For Marination:
Chilli Powder – 1 tblspn
Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 2 tblspn
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder – 1.5 tblspn
Pepper Powder – 2 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves – 2 tblspn finely chopped
Curry leaves – 2 tblspn finely chopped
Lemon Juice – 1 tblspn
Water as needed
Salt to taste


Method:

Clean fish pieces, make deep slashes in it.

Mix all the ingredients for marination and add very little water and make it into a thick paste.

Apply masala all over the fish, deep into the slits and slashes.

Leave this to marinate for 30 mins.

Heat coconut oil in a pan, place fish over it. Cover it and cook on a medium low heat for 5 to 6 mins. Now flip over and cook on high heat for 5 more mins. Now the fish is done.

Serve with lemon wedges and onion rings.

Pictorial:
Take all your ingredients
These are the marinating ingredients
First take all of them together
Give a good squeeze of lemon juice
mix well
Now u can see, the masala is little dry
Add very little water
make it into a smooth paste
Take your fish pieces..I made deep slashes over it
Spread the masala deep into the slashes as well
Apply it all over the fish
massage it into the fish
all done
leave it to marinate for 30 mins
A quick trick is, if you have sunlight falling in the kitchen, place it near the sunlight and let it marinate..
This is a trick from my husband
I heated few tblspn of coconut oil and placed the fish pieces over it
cover and cook
now flip over and cook it
all done
serve with lemon wedges and onion rings
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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Anonymous

    February 25, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    Hiiiiiii,
    Could you please tell me the name of fish which u have used in the recipe… And can I get the same in Mumbai?

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    • Karthick

      August 14, 2019 at 12:23 pm

      Use Pomfret Fish

      Reply
  2. Aarthi

    February 25, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    @AnonymousIt is called as paarai

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    • Anonymous

      September 16, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      Can we use King fish

      Reply
  3. manubhai jaiswal

    February 26, 2015 at 3:40 am

    Its pomfret, easily available in Mumbai

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    February 26, 2015 at 10:58 am

    its not promfet

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  5. Anonymous

    March 18, 2015 at 7:37 am

    Hi, can v use oil instead of water as a binder for the masala. Thanks.

    Reply
  6. Aarthi

    March 18, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    @Anonymouswater is best

    Reply
  7. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 5:01 am

    Can't we cook without covering it with lid? I love all ur recipes especially with pics. U r doing a great job. Plz keep it up to inspire us more. Thank you madam 😉

    Reply
  8. Aarthi

    June 13, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    @Anonymouscovering the lid will make the fish cook faster and keep it moist..

    Reply
  9. Ezhilvendhan Guruswamy

    June 27, 2015 at 3:39 am

    S it thenga paarai?? And can I use sunflower oil instead of coconut oil??

    Reply
  10. Aarthi

    June 27, 2015 at 4:02 am

    @Ezhilvendhan Guruswamyyes u can use

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    July 28, 2015 at 12:06 pm

    Can we make this with Vanjaram or Vavva fish too?

    Reply
  12. Aarthi

    July 29, 2015 at 10:03 am

    @Anonymousyes u can make

    Reply
  13. Anonymous

    December 10, 2015 at 10:49 am

    @manubhai jaiswal Its not pomfret, its Trevally. "Shitap" in Hindi

    Reply
  14. Anonymous

    February 20, 2016 at 6:07 am

    Looks yummy

    Reply
    • Sunil

      June 18, 2020 at 4:07 pm

      Read the recipe & tried it right away… A little spicy though but was worth it… I would rate it as very nice…

      Reply
  15. Anonymous

    February 20, 2016 at 6:08 am

    Looks yummy thanks

    Reply
  16. Vineeth Pradhan

    May 3, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    Thanks a lot for this recipe. Your explanation with the pictures was very helpful!

    Reply
  17. Fiona

    May 30, 2016 at 10:48 am

    Dear Aarthi , i am going to try this recipe today and will update you. My husband loves fish curry and fish fry and this is the very first fish item , i am going to prepare. Thanks a ton for the detailed recipe with pics. You are a life saver !!

    Reply
  18. Snehalatha Reddy

    January 10, 2017 at 10:28 am

    It's awesome..I will also try,nice explanation with pics

    Reply
  19. Nandhu

    November 2, 2017 at 6:16 am

    Hi..u r blog is really awesome..pls do suggest me some recipes without tomato and also it should be less spicy,coz i have gastric ulcer

    Reply
  20. Manasa

    November 27, 2018 at 6:21 am

    This s d best Kerala style fish fry recipe I tried till date….it comes Yummm

    Reply
  21. Supriya Kutty

    April 9, 2019 at 8:00 am

    Wow!! amazing and mouthwatering recipe…thank you

    Reply
  22. Shravan Singh

    October 11, 2019 at 5:47 am

    Any comment if I add rice and gram flour in the mixture.. Will this do better at binding ?

    Also comment on adding kasoori methi in the mixture.

    Reply
  23. Suvra Patnaik

    February 3, 2020 at 7:35 am

    Hi. I made this with Rohu. It was such a hit with all at home. Thanks for the lovely recipe.

    Reply
  24. nisha ninama

    February 6, 2020 at 12:15 pm

    What is podi

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