Spicy Fish Fry-Nethilli Fry

SPICY FISH FRY
                        Smelt fish Fry

This is simple fish fry can do with Smelt(nethilli) or Sardines(Mathi).

Ingredients

1. 
   
   Smelt fish or sardines 1 lb.
2. 
   
   Chilli powder 2 Tsp.
3. 
   
   Turmeric powder 2 pinch.
4. 
   
   Salt to taste.
5. 
   
   Rice flour 1 Tbsp
6. 
   
   lemon juice 1 Tbsp(optional).
7. 
   
   Oil for deep fry

Method:

•      Cut head part in fish and clean.
•      Mix chiili powder,turmeric powder,salt,rice flour,lemon juice in a bowl .
•      Marinate paste with fish and keep for 15 min .
•     Heat oil in fry pan.
•     When oil is hot add fish ,deep fry till golden brown.
•     Keep in paper towel to take excess oil.

            Serve with rasam rice or sambar rice.

STEAMED POMFRET

Ingredeints

1. Silver pomfret 2 head cut and cleaned.


2. one tsp of ginger garlic paste.


3. 2 tsp of lime juice.


4. chilli powder 2 tsp.


5. salt to taste.


6. pepper powder (optional)

Method.

• Wash fish and make slits on both sides of fish.


• In bowl mix chilli powder,lime juice,gingergarlic paste,Pepper powder(optional) and salt .


• Apply mixed masala on fish apply in deep in the slit so masala spread evenly inside.


• Apply masala even inside fish.


• Let the fish be in marination for one hour keep fish refrigerated.


• After one hour roll fish in foil sheet or in banana leaf and steam in idly vessel for 20 min.


• After steaming take fish out let it cool for room temperature.


• Now apply some oil that keep fish not to stick in fry pan and keep fish and fry .


• Each side should be fried for 2 min or 1 min.

Now you healthy steamed pomfret is ready to eat.

Steamed pomfret is good because cooking with less oil

I am posting this receipe and following entries for spotlight fish event.

Spicy kerala fish gravy

Fish gravy

These three receipes goes to SPOTLIGHT FISH event
SPOTlIGHT FISH EVENT

Spicy Kerala Fish Gravy

FISH CURRY

Ingredients

1. Any type of fish with or with out bone we use tilapia fillets 3 no.
2. Sambar onion 10-15 no.
3. Small tomato one.
4. Coconut grated one cup.
5. Methi seeds 1 tsp
6. Curry leaves 5 no.
7. Coconut oil 1 tbsp
8. Chilli powder 1tbsp
9. Dhaniya powder 2 tbsp
10. Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp.
11. Tamarind one lemon size.
12. Salt to taste.

Method

• First fry peeled onion in oil,Add chopped tomato and last add coconut and fry for 1 min.
• Grind this onion tomato mix and keep it.
• Clean fish and cut keep it ready.
• Now keep kadai add coconut oil,when oil is heat add methi seeds and fry for min and add curry leaves.
• Now add grinded masala to it and add chilli powder ,dhania powder and turmeric powder and cook this masala till this raw smell of masala goes.
• Now add tamarind water from lemon size tamarind.
• Let this cook for some time till oil floats on top or till raw smell of tamarind goes.
• Now add fish to this masala and add salt to taste.
• Let fish cook for 7 to 10 min.
• Once fish is cooked you can finish it by adding one spoon of cocnut oil at last

Serve with Rice.

Note :You can Store this for 2 days.You can also serve with dosa.

Fish Gravy

Ingredients

1.Salmon Fish -250gm

2.Onion -1

3.Tommatto -1 small

4.Green chilli -2

5 ginger small piece

6.Chilli Powder -1TSP

7.Coriander Powder -2 TSP

8.Turmeric Powder -a pinch

9.Tamarind Pulp

10.Mustard seeds

11.curry leaves

12.Fenugreek seeds -1/4 Tsp

Method

Pour little oil in kadai.When the oil becomes hot,put some mustard seeds.Let it splutters.

After that add red chilli,fenugreek seeds,curry leaves.Fry for some time.Then add onion.saute till it becomes brown in color.now add tomatto and cook it for some time.Then add all the powders.

Saute them till the raw smell goes.

Now add the turmeric pulp and salt.Let it boil for 3 minutes.Then add fish pieces.

cover it with a lid and cook it for another 7 min.

when the gravy boils add green chillies and ginger.

cook it for another 3 min.

Boil till the gravy becomes thick.

Note:Do not over boil the gravy.

If u want the flavour of coconut add 1/2 tumbler coconut milk in the last.simmer it for another 4 min .

A super fish gravy is ready.

Serve it with rice,Fish Fry.