Fish fry is one of my
favourite dishes!! But I don't make it that often because Reju is not a very
great fan of fish. Normally during those 'rare' times I buy fish, I usually
make Kerala Fish Curry (Meen Vevichathu). But the other day, when I was out shopping
for groceries, I couldn't help but notice fresh Seer fish (Neymeen) at the fish
stall and was so tempted to buy it. I didn't think twice, just bought it and
had the fish stall fellow segregate the pieces for Fish curry and Fish fry. How
could I resist something that looked so appealing!
This recipe is a very
basic Fish fry recipe I got from my mother (Yes, my mama again, I trouble her
almost everyday with frequent phone calls for her yummy recipes) You can play
with the recipe as you like.
Here is the recipe.
Ingredients
Seer Fish steaks - 1/2
kg (6 to 8 medium size pcs)
Tamarind (Kodampuli) -
1 piece soaked in 1 or 2 tbsp of water
Garlic (Crushed) - 10
cloves
Ginger (Crushed) 1/2
inch pc
OR
Ginger & Garlic
paste - 3/4 tbsp
Pepper (Crushed coarsely)
- 3/4 tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2
tsp
Vinegar/Lime juice -
1/2 tsp
Curry leaves (Chopped
fine) - few
Salt - to taste
Water - enough to make
a paste (1 to 2 tsp approx)
Method
Wash and clean the
fish and immerse it in tamarind water along with the tamarind piece and keep
aside for 5 minutes. Then throw away the tamarind piece and wash the fish
steaks well with water.
Mix together ginger
& garlic paste, crushed pepper, kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric powder,
vinegar/lime juice, curry leaves, salt and enough water to make a thick paste.
Marinate the fish steaks with this paste and keep for half an hour. Heat oil in
a pan and shallow fry the fish steaks.
Notes: I normally fry
the fish on medium-low flame. Make sure the marinade is not too watery.
Serve with Rice.
Source:
My Mama
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