Spicy Fish Fry, a popular family favorite recipe that will turn into a treat for your tastebuds. The fish marination is made with spices, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, lemon. Marinated fish is fried in coconut oil and gets a smoky charred flavour from the frying. Serve it as an appetizer with lemon wedges and lacha onion rings or serve it for lunch with steamed kerala matta rice, tomato rasam or Fish curry.
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 high heat for 5 to 6 mins. Now flip over and cook on medium heat for 5 more mins. Now the fish is done.
Serve with lemon wedges and onion rings.
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Notes
Marinate fish for at least 30 minutes to overnight.
Always use flat base pan for frying. Cast iron tawa or frying pan is best for frying.
Make sure you use coconut oil for frying fish.
Heat oil on high heat when you place the fish in oil. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes on high heat then flip and cook on medium heat.