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Nethili Varuval/ Anchovies Fry

Jayanthy Asokan
It is an easy and quick fish fry to surprise your family and friends with a restaurant-style appetizer at a party or gathering.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, sides
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3
Calories 214.6 kcal

Equipment

Frying pan or Wok
Mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g nethili / anchovies ( medium sized )
  • ½ teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder
  • teaspoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cornflour
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½ teaspoon GingerGarlic Paste
  • 5 tablespoon oil ( sunflower oil )
  • ½ teaspoon salt ( to taste )

Instructions
 

  • In a wide bowl, add thoroughly cleaned fish and pat dry with a kitchen towel.
  • In a wide bowl, add thoroughly cleaned fish and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Now add all the masala powders, ginger garlic paste, all-purpose flour and cornflour, and salt and mix well until the masala paste coats evenly onto the fish.
  • In a wide nonstick pan, add two to three tablespoons of oil and shallow fry nethili/ anchovies on medium heat, and this nethili/ anchovies fish cooks within a few minutes. So, have an eye and gently flip the fish onto the other side to cook perfectly. This fish hardly takes three to four minutes to cook.
  • Cook fish to perfection until it turns lovely golden crispy brown texture on one side. Now transfer the fish fry gently onto the absorbent tissue to absorb excess oil. Tada. Nethili varuval/ anchovies fry is ready to serve.
  • Serve this nethili varuval / anchovies fry as an accompaniment to rice varieties, as an accompaniment or snack just like that.

Notes

Clean the fish well and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Add masalas and gently mix as this fish is delicate and tender. You can marinate the fish overnight. Also, you can marinate only for fifteen minutes and then fry immediately.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 214.6kcalCarbohydrates: 1.8gProtein: 0.2gFat: 23.4gSaturated Fat: 1.7gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 393.2mgPotassium: 12.1mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 98.8IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 1.8mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword nethili fish fry,, nethili varuval, anchovies fry, nethili fry,
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