Fish Fry Recipe Indian Style | Salmon Fish Fry | Salmon Meen Varuval Recipe
Simple south Indian style pan fried Salmon fry recipe. Perfect side for sambar , rice or any kuzhambu rice.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, south indian, tamil nadu
Keyword: crispy fish fry, fish fry, how to make fish fry, indian fish fry recipe, masala fish fry, meen varuval, pan seared salmon, salmon, salmon fry, salmon meen, seafood
Servings: 2
Equipment
1 Cast Iron Pan / Skillet
Ingredients
Marinate
1FilletSalmonabout 300 grams approx
1/4tspTurmeric powder
1/2tspRed Chili powder
1tspCoriander powder
1tspGram flour
1/2tspGinger Garlic paste
1/2tspSalt
1tbspLemon juice
1tbspWater
Pan Fry
1/4cupOil
1sprigCurry leaves
Instructions
Cut Salmon fillet into desired pieces.
Take the fish pieces in a mixing bowl, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, gram flour, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice and water.
Tip 1 - The masala paste should be thick enough to coat, not too light or too dry. Do not add too much water.
Tip 2 - Adding Gram flour (dry element ) will absorb the water content in the fish, acts as a thickener, binder and will help the hold the masala well.
Mix to coat the fish evenly.
Let the fish marinate for at least 15 minutes. For longer, cover and refrigerate.
Heat a cast iron skillet or dosa pan.
Tip 3 - Any iron pan will hold and spread heat evenly. Will also help to get a better crisp and browned crust.
Tip 4 - Preheat the iron pan for 2 to 3 minutes before adding oil to ensure proper cooking.
Add oil and heat it over medium high flame.
Tip 5 - Make sure the oil is hot when placing the fish. This will instantly firm up the masala coating and cook rather than melting or slipping away in the oil.
Place the fish in the pan leaving enough room in between.
Tip 6 - Do not over crowd this will bring down the oil temperature and make the masala slide or slip and get scattered in the oil.
Cook this side for 3 minutes or until it turns golden brown.
Flip once and cook for another 3 minutes.
Once the outer crust turns nice and brown with crisp edges, turn of the heat!
Add few curry leaves on top which will crisp up instantly when it touches the hot skillet.