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    Home » Appetizer

    FISH FRY

    Published: Mar 12, 2016 by Kushi · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Fish Fry is a crunchy, delicious and flavorful finger food prepared using your favorite fish, few aromatic spices, and rice flour.
    Fish Fry

    This is a Mangalorean recipe, and is mostly prepared with pomfret fish. The fish filets are marinated in spices and then coated with rice flour before frying, which makes the fries crispy.

    The recipe below is one of my family's favorite and prepare it often in my kitchen. This fry recipe is super easy to make and will get over in no time. It is traditionally served with brown rice ganji (rice porridge) and is also a classic accompaniment for any cocktail / mocktail party. Do try out this recipe and share your variations and comments.

    Preparation time : 30 minutes
    Serves : 4
    Fish Fry

    Ingredients for Fish Fry

    Thilapia fillets - 2
    Onion - ½
    Garlic cloves - 2
    Ginger - 1 inch
    Turmeric - ¼ tsp
    Red chile powder / Cayenne powder - 1 tsp
    Green chilies - 2
    Asafoetida / Hing - pinch
    Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon (optional)
    Crushed curry leaves - 1 teaspoon (optional)
    Garam masala powder - ¼ teaspoon (optional)
    Salt - to taste
    Rice flour - for coating (approx ½ cup)
    Oil - for frying

    Steps to prepare Fish Fry

    Step I

    • Cut the tilapia into bite size pieces or of desired size.
    • Grind onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies together adding very little water to form a thick smooth paste.
    • Transfer this paste to bowl, add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, cumin seeds, asafoetida / hing, curry leaves, garam masala powder and mix well.
    • Now add the fish and toss it so that it is well coated with the mixture. Keep it aside for 15 minutes.

    Step II

    • Heat oil in a pan for frying. The pan should contain about 2-3 inches of oil.
    • Coat each marinated fish piece in the rice flour and fry them on medium to medium high flame on both the sides till its crisp and done.
    • Transfer these fries on to paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
    • Repeat the process for remaining fish.
    • Fish Fry is now ready. Serve hot and enjoy.

    Tip:

    • You can use all purpose flour to coat but the fish fry will not be as cripsy as the one prepared using rice flour.
    • Vary the spices as per your taste. You can use jalapeno or serrano pepper instead of green chilies. The taste may vary accordingly.
    • See that the oil is not too hot or too cold. If its too hot then the fries will turn dark brown very quickly, and if its too cold it will absorb excess oil.
    • To check if the oil is hot, just drop a little piece of the outer coating of the fish fry and check if it sizzles and comes up.
    • Do not overcrowd the pan.

    Fish Fry

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    Comments

    1. David @ Spiced

      March 14, 2016 at 8:52 am

      I love a good crispy fish fry, Kushi! It's seriously one of my favorite comfort foods. I don't fry fish at home much, but I totally want to now that I've seen this delicious post! 🙂

      Reply
      • Kushi

        March 15, 2016 at 10:46 pm

        Thank you David 🙂

        Reply
    2. Rahul @samosastreet.com

      March 14, 2016 at 2:42 pm

      This fish fry is an awesome delight for a seafood lover like me

      Reply
      • Kushi

        March 15, 2016 at 10:46 pm

        Thank you Rahul 🙂

        Reply
    3. marcie

      March 14, 2016 at 3:34 pm

      This fish looks insanely crunchy, and I love the sound of those spices!

      Reply
      • Kushi

        March 15, 2016 at 10:46 pm

        Thank you Marcie 🙂

        Reply
    4. karrie @ Tasty Ever After

      March 14, 2016 at 9:15 pm

      Your fish looks amazing Kushi!!! I wish I could reach into the computer screen and grab that bowl. If I could do that, then I would eat every single of of perfectly fried fish and not share with anyone! heeheeheehee. I love frying (and eating )fish and will try your recipe ASAP.

      Reply
      • Kushi

        March 15, 2016 at 10:47 pm

        Wish I could send you some. Thank you Karrie 🙂

        Reply
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