Spicy Masala Fish Fry Recipe – மீன் காரம் – Meen Varuval – Special Fish Fry – Fried Fish recipe – South Indian style Fish Fry – How to make fish fry – Meen Karam – is a crispy pan fried fish recipe which includes a little of crispy masala combined with regular fish fry. Any fatty fish like seer / slamon/ tilapia/ thenga parai works for this recipe.

Meen Varuval – Tilapia Fish Fry – மீன் வறுவல்

Chettinad Meen Varuval – Koduva Meen Varuval – Seabass Fish Fry

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Spicy Masala Fish Fry

Spicy Masala Fish Fry - traditional south indian style fish fry combined with crispy masala / meen karam.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian, south indian

Keyword: fish fry, meen varuval, seafood

Servings:

Author: Mullai Madavan

Ingredients

Ingrdients - for masala

2 each Fish Fillet / Fatty Fish steaks I'v used Tilapia
1/2 teaspoon Kashmir Red Chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 tablespoon Kuzhambu Milagai Thool / Curry powder
1 teaspoon Bhajji Bonda Mix powder
1/2 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Oil
1 teaspoon Yogurt
1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste
3/4 teaspoon Salt

Ingredients - for pan fry

2 tablespoon Oil
1/4 cup Onion thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Ginger julienned
5 cloves Garlic roughly crushed
10 each Curry leaves

Instructions

Make a thick masala paste using kashmir red chilli powder, kuzhambu thool, turmeri cpowder, oil, bhajji bonda mix powder, ginger garlic paste, yogurt, lemon juice and salt.
Coat the fish fillet with the masala paste. Reserve a little of that masala.
Heat oil in a frying pan and start frying the fish. over medium flame.
Cook about 2 minutes on one side or until it browns a bit.
Flip to the other side and keep frying.
Meanwhile mix the reserved masala paste with thin cut onion, ginger, garlic and curry leaves.
Sprinkle it all over the frying fish and drizzle a little oil.
Fry for another couple of minutes or until the onions turn crispy.
Switch off and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Nethili Meen Varuval Recipe ~ Nethili Fish Fry ~ Deep Fried Anchovies

Make a thick masala paste using kashmir red chilli powder, kuzhambu thool, turmeric powder, oil, bhajji bonda mix powder, ginger garlic paste, yogurt, lemon juice and salt. Coat the fish fillet with the masala paste. Reserve a little of that masala paste.

Heat oil in a frying pan and start frying the fish. over medium flame. Cook about 2 minutes on one side or until it browns a bit.

Using fish fillet makes it easy for this recipe. Try to find good fatty fish with lot of flesh … Salmon / Tilapia/ Cat Fish / Cod / Tilapia Steaks / Seer fish / King Fish / Mahi Mahi / Halibut / Thengai Paarai works well for this recipe.

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Adding oil to the masala keep the masala intact while frying. Also Bhajji Bonda mix is a blend of rice flour, gram flour and other spices helps for that crusty crispy finish. Folks are skeptical of using yogurt in fish recipes can use little tamarind puree instead.