Kerala Fish Fry | Meen Varuthathu | മീന്‍ വറുത്തത്

Kerala Fish Fry | Meen Varuthathu | മീന്‍ വറുത്തത്

INGREDIENTS :

1. King fish steaks – 4-5 of medium size
2. Ginger & garlic paste – 1- 1 1/2 tsp each
3. Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 – 1 1/2 tsp
4. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
5. Whole pepper – 1/4- 1/2 tsp
6. Lime juice – 1-2 tsp
7. Salt
8. Coconut oil

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Apply little salt and lime juice on the fish pieces and wash it with water. 
• Drain the water. 
• Grind together number 2,3,4,5,6,7 ingredients 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 quantity 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). 
• Also you can add some fresh curry leaves while frying the fish pieces. 
• You can use the same masala for any kind of fish.

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