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Kerala Fish Fry
🇮🇳 Indian

Kerala Fish Fry

🇮🇳 Indian

Coastal cooking at its sharpest: kerala fish fry — fresh catch, hard spices, zero patience required at the table. Gives you a proper meal in 40 minutes.

Prep 20 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

  • Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
  • Curry Leaves1 sprig
  • Fish450 g, steaks
  • Red Chili Powder1 tsp
  • Coconut Oil3 tbsp
  • Rice Flour3 tbsp
  • Black Pepper1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantroto finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Clean and pat the seafood dry; a 20-minute marinate in turmeric, chili and salt firms it up.

  2. 2

    Sear or fry the pieces briefly so they hold together in the gravy — do not cook them through yet.

  3. 3

    Build the masala in the same pan — onions, aromatics, tomatoes — until the oil separates.

  4. 4

    Return the seafood, add the liquid the name asks for, and simmer just until done — a few minutes over is all it takes to ruin it.

  5. 5

    Rest off the heat 5 minutes; seafood finishes in the pot.

Chef's tip

If the fish flakes at a tilt, it is done; stop there.

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Watch how it's made

Video: മീൻ പൊരിച്ചത് (വറുത്തത്) | Fish Fry Recipe - Kerala Style Malayalam Recipe · on YouTube