Description
Spicy Chettinadu meen varuval, a spicy fried fish marinated with a blend of unique southern spices.
| Ingredients-1 | |
|---|---|
| 2 nos | Cloves |
| ½ no | Cinnamon stick |
| 5 nos | Black peppercorns |
| ¼ tsp | Cumin seeds |
| ¼ tsp | Fennel seeds |
| ¼ tsp | Fresh grated nutmeg |
| 2 nos | Cardamon |
| 1 no | Star anise (just 2 small shells) |
| Ingredients-2 | |
|---|---|
| 2 nos | Fish fillets (cut into pieces) |
| 2 tsp | Red chilli powder |
| 4 tsp | Coriander/dhania powder |
| ¼ tsp | Turmeric powder |
| 2 tsp | Ginger garlic crushed |
| 1 tsp | Masala powder (made from table-1) |
| ½ tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| 2 tsp | Lemon juice |
| 4 stks | Coriander leaves (finely chopped) |
| 5 nos | Curry leaves (finely chopped) |
Instructions
Make a coarse powder using all ingredients from table-1 with help of a stone mortar and pestle. Mix turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder, ground masala powder, lime juice, ginger garlic paste, salt, little of the finely chopped coriander and curry leaves. Make a thick paste out of it and add fish and mix to coat the masala to both sides of the fish. Heat oil in flat iron tawa and fry them until they turn dark brown and crispy on both sides, garnish with the remaining coriander and curry leaves.
Notes
If you don’t find a stone mortar just grind the masala using a regular coffee grinder.
Try using finely minced onions to the masala paste. This is will make the outer coating on the fish look little thick.
17 Comments
Tried this fry ,came out really well..super taste mullai.i also add little besan,so the masala wont stick to the tawa when we fry..
That’s a nice tip, i used non stick so didn’t have that problem. Romba thanks for trying my recipes and getting back with a feedback. Nandri!
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Looks so yummy.
I just registered today.All recipes are mouth watering on seeing the presentation pictures.Yet to try some of them. Good work. Thanks.
Cheers.
Priya
Dear Mullai, tried this recipe..came out really good..ive never prepared fish this yummy
.thanks for the great recipe…. 
Hey,
I am seeing your sute since 3 days only…And am really impressed..I love cooking…amd I have started trying out some of ur recipes……Will continue to do….keep posting good recipes…Ppl are looking forward for it.including me!!! 🙂
Mullai, Excellent recipe, tried with Tilapia ( fresh ones), It came out so well , added minced onions too. Our guest also appreciate the dish. Thanks a ton.
Regs
Jaya
no words to say abt ur website. it very much useful .
Hi. It was a wonderful receipe. We used it and highly encourage others to use it too.It was so nice. Thanks
Jay
HI Mullai, I am new to your website. Your dishes looks great and i tried couple of them , tasted great as well.
Just a question regarding the ingredient… Doyou know why use nutmeg for this recipe? I use it for some sweet dishes, but not for non-veg? also i have noticed in some of your recipies you use staranise and jathipoo…what is the benefit of adding this ingredients? I am sure someone would have asked you this before, can you please redirect me to the answer if anyone had?
Thanks
Sri
Hi mullai..thanks for ur quick reply.. can we use cat fish for gravy as well as fry.. one time i used whiting fish for fry it came very well
thanks
Deepa
Hi… some seem to like catfish, I've seen my friends making fry as well as gravy with it. Tried the shallow fry version with cat fish its OK, not really sure about the gravy and what it tastes like.
Hi mullai, thanks for this mouth watering delicious recpie. which fish u used for this fry. shall we use this fish for gravy too. In US i saw tilapia, king fish only. i dont abt other fish. i saw ur fish name list with tamil.. but i dont know which fish is suitable for fry, which fish is suitable for gravy? can u pls explain those details. it will help me and others to know.
thanks a lot for this precious website
deepa
You can use any type fish, I've used Tilapia for this recipe, which is very versatile, suits well for both gravy and fry.
Hi Mullai,
I tried this when my sis-in-law and her husband came to my house, they both liked it very much. It is really an excellent recipe. Now cooking has become one of my favourite time pass. Thanks!!!
Mercy
awesome
good dish!!