Fish fry is a crispy flavorful Indian appetizer with simple ingredients. Serve fried fish as a side dish with plain rice, rasam or with any dal. For step by step photo and video procedure jump into the recipe.
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Tip: How to clean fish pieces?
Firstly, rinse the fish 2 or 3 times under running water and next.
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Remove the excess water in fish, add 1/4 spoon of turmeric powder and a spoon of salt slowly mix well for 2 minutes. Clean the fish at least 3 times under running water. Drain the water completely and set aside.
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To make fish fry the first step is to prepare the fish masala with simple ingredients available at home. The second step is to marinate fish for 30 minutes. The third step is to fry fish until it turns golden brown.
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Fish fry is a crispy flavorful Indian appetizer with simple ingredients. Serve fried fish as a side dish with plain rice, rasam or with any dal.
- Fish – 6 pieces(fillet)
- oil – 1/4 cup
- Ginger and garlic paste – 1 1/2 spoon
- turmeric powder – 1/4 spoon
- red chilli powder – 1 spoon
- salt – 3/4 spoon
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Take catla( bengal carp or bocha) or any fish pieces.
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Add salt and turmeric coat well for all the pieces.
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Rinse throughly under running water.
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Turmeric helps to remove the bad smell in the fish.
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Take a plate add 1 1/2 spoon of ginger and garlic paste.
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Add 1/4 spoon of turmeric, 1 spoon of red chilli powder and a spoon of salt.
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Taste and carefully add salt. Mix well our fish masala is ready.
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Take the cleaned fish pieces apply the masala on both sides.
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Similarly coat the masala to all the pieces.
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Close and rest it for 30 minutes for better taste or at least 10 minutes.
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Heat a pan over a medium flame add 1/4 cup of oil.
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When oil is heated then fry the marinated fish pieces in batches.
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Fry 2-3 fish pieces according to the space in the pan.
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Fry for 5 minutes and then flip on other side.
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Fry till it become little crisp. For more crisp can fry for 2 more minutes.
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Take into the serving plate
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Serve fish fry as appetizer or as a side dish with hot rice, dal or rasam.
- Add salt and turmeric coat well for all the pieces.
- Turmeric helps to remove the bad smell in the fish.
- Fry 2-3 fish pieces according to the space of pan.
- If there is not enough space to turn piece in the pan, then fish will break into small pieces.
Step by step procedure for fish fry:
A Tip to clean fish pieces:
Take catla( bengal carp or bocha) or any fish pieces. Add salt and turmeric coat well for all the pieces.
Rinse throughly under running water. Turmeric helps to remove the bad smell in the fish. Drain and set aside.
How to prepare fish masala:
Take a plate add 1 1/2 spoon of ginger and garlic paste.
Add 1/4 spoon of turmeric, 1 spoon of red chilli powder and a spoon of salt. Taste and carefully add salt.
Mix well our fish masala is read with simple ingredients available in home.
How to marinate fish pieces:
Take the cleaned fish pieces apply the masala on both sides.
Similarly coat the masala to all the pieces.
Close and rest it for 30 minutes for better taste or at least 10 minutes.
How to fry fish:
Heat a pan over a medium flame add 1/4 cup of oil.
When oil is heated then fry the marinated fish pieces in batches. Fry 2-3 fish pieces according to the space of pan.
If there is not enough space to turn piece in the pan, then fish will break into small pieces. Fry for 5 minutes and then flip on other side.
Fry till it become little crisp. For more crisp can fry for 2 more minutes.
Take into the serving plate. Serve fish fry as appetizer or as a side dish with hot rice, dal or rasam.
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