How to Cook Appetizing Kerala Fish Fry

Kerala Fish Fry. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders 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.

Make this Fish Fry Recipe, a quick and easy Fish Recipe at your home. Kerala Fish Fry Preparing the marinade is quite simple - grind together a handful of shallots with some garlic, ginger, and curry leaves. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and salt to complete the paste. You can cook Kerala Fish Fry using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kerala Fish Fry

1. It's of Fish.
2. It's of ginger garlic paste.
3. You need of Marinate Rub.
4. Prepare of Coriander seeds roasted.
5. You need of Coriander powder.
6. You need of Cumin powder.
7. Prepare of Red chilli powder.
8. You need of Garam masala.
9. You need of Salt.
10. Prepare of Kasuri methi.
11. You need of Other Ingredients.
12. It's of Oil for frying.

Score the fish and rub in the marinade. Place the fish carefully and shallow fry (use less oil) in medium flame. Allow it to fry until it becomes nicely charred and brown, and then flip to cook the other side. Once cooked, place the fish on a paper towel to drain the oil.

Kerala Fish Fry step by step

1. Clean the fish and make cuts on both the sides.
   
2. Apply ginger garlic paste all over.
3. Make the fish rub by mixing roasted coriander seeds,coriander powder,cumin powder,chillies powder,salt,Garam masala powder and kasuri methi and mix everything togther.
4. Apply the fish rub on both the sides of the fish.
5. Place in a foil and let it marinate for 1 hr.
6. Heat oil in a big kadai and fry the fish on both the sides till crispy.
7. Fry on slow flame so the masalas don't burn.

Squeeze a lemon on top of the fish, and serve with onion slices. Preheat a heavy skillet (preferably cast iron) over high heat. When oil is shimmering hot, carefully slide in half of the fish. Marinate fish with the masala and curry leaves. Heat oil in a flat pan.