Fish marinating in green masala |
Ingredients:
Pompano fish or pomfret (vaaval meen) - 1/2 kg (1 lb)
corn starch or rice flour - 1 tbsp
To grind:
salt - 2 tsp
green chillies - 4
turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
cilantro - 2 handful
ginger - 1 inch
garlic - 4 cloves
black pepper - 1 tsp
cumin - 1 tsp
others:
lemon - 1 (juice)
Oil (to deep fry) - 200 ml (1 cup)
(I used corn oil here).
Method:
Wash the fish and remove all the fins and scales by a knife.
Then slice it into thin slices (as shown in photo).
Apply little turmeric powder over the fish and keep aside.
Grind the items given without adding water. If needed add few tsp of lemon juice.
Then mix this with corn flour or corn starch.
Mix the ground masala with the powders and salt given above.
Gently rub the masala over the fish slices(dab some masala inside the fish too)and marinate for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a broad based wok .Fry the fish both sides crispy.
Fish fry is ready! Sprinkle some lemon juice all over the fried fish to jazz up the taste.
Serving suggestions:
Serve as side dish with any rice. The suitable combinations are sambar rice , rasam rice or meen kulambu rice.
8 comments:
drooling fish fry ,for a change in green color :)
ரொம்ப நலல் இருக்கு , நானும் அடிக்கடி செய்வதுண்டு..
Thanks Prethika.
This looks super delicious. Never tried it in this way. Absolutely yumm..
Love the masala,tempting fish fry
Thanks Jaleela akka.
Thanks Divya and Suja.
Love always the green masala, such a tempting fish fry.
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