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anchovy fry

Anchovy Fry | Netholi Fry | Chooda Fry

Anchovy fry, Netholi fry, or Chooda fry, whatever you choose to call it, this delectable dish is a seafood lover's dream.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 50 g Anchovies Cleaned and washed
  • 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice
  • Oil For frying

For Preparing Marinade:

  • 2 tsp Red chilly powder
  • Turmeric powder A pinch
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek powder Uluva
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • For preparing the crispy crunchy fish delicacy, first soak the washed anchovies in some water along with 1/2 tbsp lemon juice for 5 minutes. This is to remove any unwanted smell and impurities.
  • Remove the anchovies from water and drain well.
  • Prepare a soft marinade using the ingredients: red chilly powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, lemon juice, fenugreek powder and required salt.
  • Apply the marinade on the anchovies and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the marinated anchovies to a golden brown color or until crisp.
  • This is a tasty mouth watering unique dish, a favorite with both the young as well as old. Serve hot with rice and enjoy. While treating the fish with small children, keep in mind that the small bones do not hurt them. Better to remove the bones while feeding kids who are very young...

Notes

You can check this link Fish Fry in Plantain Leaf. You can also visit this link Pacha Meen Pollichathu.
Keyword Anchovy Fry, Chooda Fry, Netholi Fry
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