Name: Chettinad Fish Fry recipe by Vinutha Hk at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 6 pieces of fish; 2 teaspoon oil for frying fish; To dry roast and powder:; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds/ jeera; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds/ saunf; 1 & 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds; 1 & 1/2 teaspoon pepper corns; 1/2 teaspoon mustard; 10 - 15 curry leaves; To grind:; 1 - 2 teaspoon of prepared masala powder; Salt as per taste; 5 teaspoon tamarind pulp; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/2 tomato; Little oil for grinding/ little bit of water; 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1 tablespoon corn flour (to bind)

ABOUT Chettinad Fish Fry RECIPE

Was bored of regular fish tawa fry, fish masala fry, fish gravy,etc.. tried Chettinad masala.. wow.. lovely it turned out.

Ingredients Serving: 4

6 pieces of fish
2 teaspoon oil for frying fish
To dry roast and powder:
1 teaspoon cumin seeds/ jeera
1 teaspoon fennel seeds/ saunf
1 & 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 & 1/2 teaspoon pepper corns
1/2 teaspoon mustard
10 - 15 curry leaves
To grind:
1 - 2 teaspoon of prepared masala powder
Salt as per taste
5 teaspoon tamarind pulp
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 tomato
Little oil for grinding/ little bit of water
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 tablespoon corn flour (to bind)

Instructions

Take the fish slices. Clean it nicely and keep aside.
Dry roast all the ingredients under section "to dry roast and powder" separately and allow it to cool.
Once cooled powder it and keep aside.
Now in a jar add all the ingredients under section "to grind" and grind it to a thick paste.
Note: the masala prepared is fresh. So add in the powder as per your choice of spiciness.
Now apply generously the grinded paste on the fish.
Marinate it for an hour.
On a tawa add oil, fry the fish on a medium flame.
Flip over and fry on the other side.
Serve hot with lemon or curd rice.

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