Fish Fry
Chettinad fish fry recipe is a delicious and spicy preparation of fish made in the Chettinad region of South India. Chettinad cuisine is known for spicy food which is made using freshly ground masalas.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4people | 15minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 45minutes |
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Ingredients
- 4 Seer fish steaks finely sliced
- cooking oilfor fry
For The Chettinad Masala
- 1 tomatochopped
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 30 grams Tamarindsoaked in 1-2
- Wateras required
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 8 cloves Garlicchopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
- 10 Whole Black Pepper Corns
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Saltto taste
- 1 teaspoon cooking oiladjustable
To Garnish
Instructions
- To prepare this spicy Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe, wash the seerfish steaks and keep it aside.
- Heat a Tadka pan and dry roast curry leaves, garlic and the spices till a nice aroma is released.
- After the spices cool down, using a Mortar and Pestle to grind these spices by adding a little oil.
- Now add tomato and tamarind along with its soaked water, the ground spices, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt to a Mixer.
- Grind it into a thick paste. The paste will be dark brown in colour.
- Check salt, adjust and mix well.
- Smear every seer fish steak with this spicy paste on both sides. Be generous while smearing the paste. Let it be thick to achieve the spicy Chettinad effect.
- Marinate these steaks for at least 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, heat a Non-stick pan for shallow frying.
- Add adequate oil for shallow frying and place the fish steaks on the pan.
- After 5 minutes, carefully flip the fish to the other side on the pan.
- Continue to fry till the fish gets cooked and crisp. The fish will appear flaky when it’s cooked.
- Garnish Spicy Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe with lime juice, garnish with lemon wedges and serve hot with cooked rice, Chettinad Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu and potato kurma recipe to make it a complete meal.
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