Goan Fish Fry

Goan Fish Fry

Fish fry is my all time favorite comfort food and we make them often for lunch and dinners. For all those lazy days, I usually stick to a simple and basic marinade for fish fry. But sometimes experimenting with different regional flavors is good to take simple fish fry, to the new level.This recipe is inspired from Mye's Kitchen and from a tv show. The marinade has an enticing flavor similar to the Vindaloo marinade.This is a tasty and tempting fish fr. Try this you will surely love it.

Ingredients
King Fish- 4 slices
Kashmiri chilly powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Ginger- 1 inch piece
Garlic- 5-6 pods
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Whole black pepper- 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds- 1/4 tsp
Clove- 2
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1/ 2 tsp
Roasted fenugreek seeds- a few
Rice flour or semolina- 1tbs(optional)
salt to taste
Vinegar- 1 1/2 tbs
oil for frying

Clean fish and squeeze some lemon juice,rub on the fish and then give a final rinse.

Make a paste of ginger, garlic,black pepper,cumin seed,mustard seeds,fenugreek seeds,clove and fennel seeds. You can add vinegar instead of water and blend into a smooth paste. Once it is smooth add chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt into the mixer jar and pulse a few more times.

 Apply this on the fish let it  marinate for 2 hours in refrigerator or best it left to marinate over night in the fridge. Just before frying dust with rice flour or semolina.

Heat oil in a pan and when it is very hot,gently place the fish.Fry in medium flame.After three minute gently flip over and fry the other side till it is done. Serve warm with rice.

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Stuffed Fish Fry

This is a delicious stuffed fish fry which is tangy and spicy.I was fascinated when I saw a stuffed Pomfret recipe. Usually there are different types of stuffing like sauteed prawns or crab meat. But here I used a tangy tomato and onion masala very similar to the Karimeen  pollichathu, that I posted earlier. You can use two fish fillets and make a  sandwich or slit through the fish very close to its bone and fill in the stuffing. Give this recipe a try,you will surely love this.

Fish - 2
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/3 tsp

Lemon juice- 1 tsp
Salt- to taste



For the masala gravy
Onion diced - 1
Tomatoes - 2 medium
Green chilly - 2
Curry leaves chopped- 2 springs
Ginger- garlic paste- 2-3 tsp
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder- a pinch
Garam Masala-  1/2 tsp
Vinegar - a few drops( optional) 
Coriander leaves
salt to taste
oil 

In order to prepare the masala heat oil in a pan and saute green chilly, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves till its raw flavor disappears. Add onions and saute till golden brown. Add chilly powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. Now add tomatoes and cook till it becomes soft ( you can at this stage add prawns or mashed potatoes if you like). Finally add vinegar and coriander leaves.

Clean the fish and cut open the stomach of the fish and slide in the knife and slit open length wise close to its bone thus making a pocket. Do not cut open. Squeeze lemon juice and let the fish rest for two minutes and wash again. This will help eliminate the fishy smell. Make a paste with chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and marinate the fish and keep aside for five minutes. Stuff  the fish with the masala paste and fry in medium flame ( you can also cover with a lid for two minutes while frying to ensure that it gets properly cooked) till both sides are evenly cooked. 


Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy..