Kerala Style Fish Fry (Meen Varuthathu) Recipe
Fresh ginger-garlic paste and an array of spices coat fish fillets, creating a flavorful marinade before they are lightly pan-fried in coconut oil. This dish makes for an ideal starter at your house parties. If you're a fish enthusiast, this is a must-try!
Ingredients
- 4-5 medium size King fish steaks
- 1.5 tsp each Ginger & garlic paste
- 1 – 1.5 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/4 – 1/2 tsp Whole pepper
- 1-2 tsp Lime juice
- Salt
- Coconut oil
Instructions
- Apply little salt and lime juice on the fish pieces and wash it with water. Drain the water. Grind together ingredients listed from ginger- garlic to salt into a fine paste adding a little water. Make gashes in the fish pieces and marinate the pieces with the ground paste. Keep the marinated fish for half an hour. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish pieces. Serve with onion rings and a slice of lime.
Notes
Please adjust the qty of spices to suit your taste. The ground paste should not be watery (1/2 – 1 tsp of water is enough while grinding the masala). I usually fry the fish pieces on low-medium flame. Also, you can add some fresh curry leaves while frying the fish pieces. You can use the same masala for any kind of fish.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 35gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 269mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6g
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