kalpana’s la cucina..... spice 4 all seasons: FISH FRY

_________________I am Mrs. Kalpana Mhaske, a Home-Maker, from the city of 52-Gates, one of the famous heritage- destination of the world- Ajanta - Ellora Caves, Bibi-Ka- Maqbara (The Taj of Deccan) and Deogiri Fort. i.e. AURANGABAD. I admire cooking - tryout and innovate different cuisines. Basically, both of my gorgeous daughters are foodie, they have always encouraged me in the kitchen and forced to carve a Food Blog, that’s why, I am happy to share the makings with you. I am an artist too. Painting – especially, Canvas-Painting is my one more hobby. In total - Ours is an ART-FAMILY, my husband is an Architect. In the end, I keep the same belief with Louise Fresco - “ Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It's not about nutrients and calories. It's about sharing. It’s about honesty. it’s about identity ”

Tuesday, 23 July 2019

FISH FRY

Fish Fry or Masala fish is a mouth-watering and very tempting fried fish recipe made using fresh fish pieces coming out straight from fresh waters. The best fish fry recipe where we need to marinate the coated masala fish pieces and then shallow fry them until they turn soft and crisp. Here I used rohu fish but you can use any type of fish like white pomfret or mackerel to prepare the fish fry. This is rohu fish fry recipe though simple is sure to hit your taste buds. There are other methods to fry fish too. Rava fried fish is the most common fish recipe that you will find in every Goans house. Try out this easy peasy fish fry which get ready quickly and tastes heavenly.

INGREDIENTS:

5-7 Fish pieces

For Marination:

½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

1 Lemon Juice

1 teaspoon Salt

Other Ingredients:

3 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

1 teaspoon Coriander Powder

1 teaspoon roasted Cumin Powder

½ teaspoon Black Pepper Powder

1 teaspoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder

1 teaspoon Garam Masala

Salt as needed

1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste

2-3 teaspoon Water

3 tablespoon oil for shallow frying

2-3 tablespoon Rava/ Semolina for coating the fish

For garnishing and serving:

2-3 Lemon Wedges

Freshly chopped Coriander

Few Onion slices

METHOD:

Marinate The Fish:

STEP 1 – Wash and clean the fish pieces under running tap water.

STEP 2 – Apply turmeric powder and salt to the fish pieces and rest it for few minutes. Approximately 5-10 minutes.

How to proceed:

STEP 1 – After 10 minutes, if there is still any unwanted smell, then apply lemon juice on it and keep for more 2-3 minutes.

STEP 2 – Wash the fish under tap water and keep them aside.

STEP 3 – In a mixing bowl, add all the spice powders and mix well.

Add 2-3 teaspoon water. Don’t make it too watery. Make a thick paste.

STEP 4 – Apply the spice mixture on fish pieces and coat well with the masala mixture.

STEP 5 – Spread rava in a plate and keep ready on your kitchen counter.

STEP 6 – Coat fish evenly using rava. Keep it aside for 20-25 minutes.

STEP 7 – Heat 2-3 tablespoon oil in a wide fry pan.

Slide 2-3 fish pieces in it and shallow fry them on medium flame.

Don’t over crowd the pan.

STEP 8 – Cook them for 4-5 minutes and then carefully flip and cook from the other side. Each side should be shallow fried which makes the cover crispy.