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Simple/Easy Fish Fry/ South Indian Style

Published: Jan 4, 2020 · Modified: Jun 19, 2024 by JAYANTHY · This post may contain amazon or my other affiliate links · 2 Comments

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Simple /Easy Fish Fry/ South Indian style is succulent, delectable, moist, and crispy outside. A simple and straightforward recipe to prepare in no time with available ingredients in the pantry.

This recipe needs the basics masala powder, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, and salt to taste. Sheela / Baracuda fish is my favorite Variety of fish used for this delectable preparation. This fish variety absorbs masalas well in few minutes and prepares within few minutes.

Marination is important to enhance the taste of the fish, I usually marinate fish pieces and keep it in fridge for 30 mins for a tasty fish fry. I pan fry fish with 2 tablespoon of oil and health freaks can avoid oil and can grill in an oven which makes no change in taste or texture.This is a perfect and easy preparation for any parties as it consume less time to prepare and cook. Easy Fish Fry can be served as a Starter,or a side for any flavoured rice.But, I prefer to have with hot Rasam ( thin tomato tamarind soup) or Sambhar rice.Lets see how this simple Easy fish fry is prepared with step by step preparation.


Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Ingredients

Sheela fish – ½ kg

Sambhar powder – 3 teaspoon or Chilli powder -11/2 teaspoon and 11/2 teaspoon coriander powder.

Ginger garlic paste – 11/2 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Salt – ¾ teaspoon or to taste

Oil – 2 Tbsp

Water – ¼ cup

Step-by-step preparation of simple/ easy fish fry.

Clean and wash fish two to three times and pat dry on kitchen tissue. Get ready with all the masala powder.

In a mixing bowl add all the masala powder and ginger garlic paste and add little water and mix it like a paste that can coat well on fish.

Dip fish in the masala mix and let it coat well. Apply masala paste and keep the fish in the fridge for 30 mins which is optional.

Add oil in a pan and fry fish on medium heat. Flip fish piece gently and cook both the sides properly.

Transfer to an absorbent tissue and serve as Starter or a side to any flavoured rice or Sambhar or Rasam rice.

Hope you like the recipe! if so, please try it out, leave your comments and feedback which means a lot to me. Thank you so much for stopping by the site! Happy cooking!

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Notes

Any variety of fish is preferable for this recipe.

While applying masalas pinch fish gently ,so the masalas get absorbed well. This I learnt from, my Amma.

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Simple/Easy Fish Fry/ South Indian Style

Jayanthy Asokan
Simple /Easy Fish Fry/ Pan Fried Fish is succulent, delectable, moist and crispy outside. This is a very simple, easy ,yet tasty recipe to prepare in no time with easily available ingredients in pantry .
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 people
Calories 85.4 kcal

Equipment

non-stick fry pan

Ingredients
  

  • ½ kg Sheela fish
  • 3 teaspoon Sambhar powder (or)Chilli powder &coriander powder(11/2 teaspoon and 11/2 tsp)
  • 1½ teaspoon Ginger garlic paste 
  • ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder 
  • ¾ teaspoon Salt (to taste)
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • ¼ cup Water
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Instructions
 

  • Clean and wash fish two to three times and pat dry on kitchen tissue. Get ready with all the masala powder.
  • In a mixing bowl add all the masala powder and ginger garlic paste and add little water and mix it like a paste that can coat well on fish.
  • Dip fish in the masala mix and let it coat well. Apply masala paste and keep the fish in the fridge for 30 mins which is optional.
  • Add oil in a pan and fry fish on medium heat. Flip fish piece gently and cook both the sides properly.
  • Transfer to an absorbent tissue and serve as Starter or a side to any flavoured rice or Sambhar or Rasam rice.

Notes

Any variety of fish is preferable for this recipe.
While applying masalas pinch fish gently ,so the masalas get absorbed well. This I learnt from ,my Amma.

Nutrition

Serving: 3piecesCalories: 85.4kcalCarbohydrates: 0.2gProtein: 0.03gFat: 9.4gSaturated Fat: 0.7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.6gMonounsaturated Fat: 5.9gTrans Fat: 0.04gSodium: 583.3mgPotassium: 8.5mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.01gVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 1.6mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword fish fry, fish fry south indian style
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  1. Remmy

    January 13, 2020 at 4:56 am

    You’re the best

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    • JAYANTHY

      January 13, 2020 at 6:14 pm

      Hi Remmy,
      Thank you for the compliment !God Bless????

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