Fish Fry Recipe | Spicy Tawa Fish Fry Recipe
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.
Equipment
Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 500 grams Fish I used paarai fish
- 6 tablespoon Coconut Oil
For Marination
- 1 tablespoon Chilli Powder
- 2 tablespoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder
- 2 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- 2 tablespoon Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon Curry leaves finely chopped
- 1 whole Lemon
- Water as needed
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- 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 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.
Video
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.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Fish Fry Recipe | Spicy Tawa Fish Fry Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
330
% Daily Value*
Fat
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
18
g
113
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
63
mg
21
%
Sodium
166
mg
7
%
Potassium
538
mg
15
%
Carbohydrates
6
g
2
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
0.5
g
1
%
Protein
27
g
54
%
Vitamin A
2357
IU
47
%
Vitamin C
296
mg
359
%
Calcium
108
mg
11
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.