Chettinad cuisine is one of the spiciest and the most aromatic in India. Chettinad cuisine is famous for its use of a variety of spices used in preparing mainly non-vegetarian food. The dishes are hot and pungent with freshly ground masalas.Today i’m going to fry my sheer fish in chettinadu masalas. It’s simple and delicious. I want every sea foodies out there to try this recipe. Trust me, it’s worth it!
My family just loved it! And I caught myself licking my fingers while tasting it 😉
Ingredients
Sheer fish ( Or any fleshy fish) – 8 pieces
Oil – for shallow frying
1. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Red chilli pdr – 1 t tbsp
Coriander pdr – 1 tbsp
Lemon juice – of a big lemon
salt to taste
Marinate the fish for 30 minutes in the above mentioned ingredients.
2. Dry roast the ingredients listed below on a hot tawa until the colour of urad dal and chana dal turns brown. Roast on a medium flame and do not burn the masalas. If you burn the masala, that’s the end of the show! 🙂
Chana dal – 1 tbsp
Urad dal – 1 tbsp
Black pepper corns – 3/4 tbsp
mustard seeds – 1 tspn
Curry leaves – 2 strands
Salt – very little ( as u have marinated the fish with some amount of salt earlier)
After roasting, Powder the masala using a mixie .
3. Now roll the marinated fish pieces in the ground masala and leave aside for 5 minutes before shallow frying on a hot tawa.
4. Turn the sides of the fish and fry on medium and low heat alternatively till it’s cooked nicely. IT may take around 3 minutes to fry on one side.
ENJOYYYY HOT!
Tips
Urad dal/ Uzhunnu parippu/split black gram
Chana dal/ kadala parippu/split bengal gram
5 replies on “Chettinadu spicy fish fry”
Very delicious and tempting fish fry…Fish is one of my favourite seafood:) Will definitely try it out:)
Thank you for visiting my space:)
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Thank you Padma! Glad that u like it! 🙂
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Looks like a fabulous preparation, Sari. The spice blend sounds great too…I love some heat!
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Thank you so much Nancy! So happy that you found it nice. 🙂
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Reblogged this on savour exotic with sari and commented:
For fish lovers! 🙂
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