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Fish fry 3

Kerala Spicy Masala Fish Fry | Kerala Meen Porichathu

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pieces Seer Fish (Neimeen) Cut into thin rounds
  • 1 tsp Pepper (Coarsely ground)
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Ginger (chopped)
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Curry leaves As reqd
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek powder (Uluva podi)
  • 1 Cup Coconut oil
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • How to apply masala:
    Wash and clean the fish pieces, apply yogurt and keep it for half an hour to remove any fish odor. 
  • Take all the required ingredients and keep aside.
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  • Apply all the ingredients to the washed pieces and cover it for at least 2 hours.
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  • Fry in coconut oil. Save a coarse powder from this oil on top of the fish and serve. Or the same pieces can be grilled in the oven.
    Footnote: - Any fish including black fish can be fried with this masala. If the masala is kept in the freezer, it can be defrosted and fried as needed. Equal amounts of ground chilies and Kashmiri chili powder will give the fried fish a crunchy masala.
  • Enjoy the fried delicacy.

Notes

You can visit this link Karimeen Coconut Milk Curry. You can also visit this link Crispy Coconut Fish Fry.
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