Description
Freshy bought fish coated with spicy masala and shallow fried in oil makes this fish fry a must have side dish for any meal.(Meen Varuval / Fried fish / Chepa vepudu)
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 4 nos | Fish fillets |
| 2 tsp | Red chilli powder |
| 2 tsp | Dhania powder |
| 1 pinch | Turmeric powder |
| 2 tsp | Lemon juice |
| 1 tsp | Ginger garlic paste |
| ½ tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| 6 tsp | Oil |
Instructions
Wash the fish ( Mackeral / Kingfish / Tilapia / Catfish / Pomfret )and cut them into pieces as desired. If using frozen fillet, thaw them before cooking. Take a bowl and mix chilli powder, dhania powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice and salt to form a thick paste. Rub this masala paste to both sides of the fish and set aside. In a heated tawa ( Iron griddle works better) add oil and place the fish and fry in medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes until nicely browned and just cooked through. Then flip it to the other side and let fry for few more minutes until it turns golden brown. repeat the same process for the remaining fillets adding oil if necessary. Fish need not be marinated for a long time, but if desired marinated fish can be stored refrigerator in an air tight container for a day or two. Freshly prepared fish fry tastes better and is often served as a side dish with any rice item and curry.
9 Comments
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Wow! Excellent taste & perfect measurements. U r really great. May GOD bless u & ur family
Hi Mullai,
Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I tried Fish Fry for the first time and came out very well My husband loved it.
Thank you so much.
gowher
Mullai, Thanks a lot for ur excellent reciepe in ur site. I tried this fish fry, my husband enjoyed eating this. I tried fish kuzhambu, chicken briyani as well everything came out well. thank u once again keep going
hi mullai,
first thanks a lot for your eral kulambu.next can u tell me the approximate weight for the four fish fillet.i would like to try this today.
thanks,
lathakumar
Each fillet weighs around 4 oz or 112 grams approx. Do the math and adjust. Thanks!!
Hi Mullai,
I really dont know how to cook fish though I can cook other dishes well. Even I dont know how to clean it so, I used frozen fillets. Although its frizen fillets, it tasted yummy. Guess, this fish fry would have been really awesome if i have used fresh one especially Mackeral. I made myself & had it :(( iam saving all ur recipes in my pc. will take them & give to my mom you know why food really tastes when others cook for us ;))
Great work Mullai
Hi Manoo, fresh fish tastes good, but the problem is I don't live close to the coastal area, and its hard to find fresh Indian fish. So, I always stick with frozen fillets.
Excellent Dish. This is the first time, I tried fish. It tasted really good. Thanks.