Chettinad Fish Fry

Chettinad Fish Fry

Ingredients

Fish fillets ( surmai or king fish) 8
Oil, to pan fry 2 table spoon
Garlic (lahsan) 7-8 cloves
Ginger (adrakh) 1 inch
Cumin seeds(sabut jeera) 1 tea spoon
Fennel (saunf) 1 tea spoon
Coriander (dhaniya) seeds 2 table spoon
Black peppercorns (kali mirch) 8- 10 pieces
Mustard seeds (sarso) ½ tea spoon
Curry leaves 10
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder 1 tea spoon
Tamarind extract 5 table spoon
Corn flour, to sprinkle 1 table spoon
Oil, to grind 1 tea spoon

Instructions

  1. Cut the fish fillets into equal medium sized pieces.
  2. In a pan, dry roast garlic, ginger, cumin, fennel, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  3. Let them cool and add a spoon of oil and grind them with water.
  4. Now add turmeric, red chilli powder, tamarind extract and salt and blend it again.
  5. Now spread it over the fish pieces. Sprinkle some corn flour over the fish.
  6. Marinate the fish and keep in the fridge for 1hour.
  7. In a pan, fry the fish with the refined oil and serve hot.

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