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Indian Style Fish Fry Recipe

Recipe submitted by: Mamtha Sunil Kumar

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 5 Minutes

Ingredients for Indian Style Fish Fry:

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to serve 4:

4 large fillets

cod, bluegill, bass, perch or other firm white flesh fish

1 tablespoon

vegetable oil

3 stems

coriander

curry leaves

FOR THE MARINADE

lemon

1 teaspoon

chili powder

green chili

2 teaspoons

coriander powder

2 teaspoons

ginger-garlic paste

1 pinch

turmeric powder

If you are not familiar with any ingredients, check our Indian Spices and our Indian Pulses, Rice and Seeds pages.

Indian Style Fish Fry is a one the most popular dishes of costal India. There are many regional variations but he common element in all the dishes is the spices, which are used liberally. This is a very simple and easy to make dish.

How to make Indian Style Fish Fry:

Squeeze the juice from the lemon and blend it with all the other marinade ingredients to make a fine paste. Marinate the fish for a minimum of 30 minutes in a refrigerator making sure each piece is well coated with the marinade.

Add the oil to a large frying pan (skillet) over a medium heat. Once the oil is hot, fry the marinated fish for about 5 minutes on each side (see chart below). When cooked, remove from the pan onto several thicknesses of absorbent kitchen towel. Finely chop the coriander and curry leaves to garnish and serve hot.

Fillet Thickness	Cooking Time	Fat
Thick - 1" (2.5cm)	5 minutes on each side	1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
Medium - ¾" (2cm)	4 minutes on each side	½ tablespoon oil & ½ tablespoon butter
Thin - ½" (1cm)	3 minutes on each side	1 tablespoon butter