🇮🇳 Indian

Nethili Fry

Name: Nethili Fry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1, juiced Lemon; 2 tsp Red Chili Powder; for deep frying Coconut Oil; 1/3 cup Rice Flour; 1/2 tsp, crushed Black Pepper; 300 g, nethili (anchovies), cleaned Sardines

🇮🇳 Indian

Tiny anchovies rolled in fiery masala and fried whole — bones and all — the way every Chennai kadal osai stall sells them by the heap. Crunchy, salty, impossible to share politely.

Prep 15 min Cook 15 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Lemon1, juiced
Red Chili Powder2 tsp
Coconut Oilfor deep frying
Rice Flour1/3 cup
Black Pepper1/2 tsp, crushed
Sardines300 g, nethili (anchovies), cleaned

Optional extras

Curry Leaves10

Instructions

1
Clean and dry the nethili thoroughly.
2
Toss with rice flour, turmeric, chili powder, pepper and salt.
3
Rest 10 minutes so the coating sticks.
4
Deep fry in coconut oil till the tails crisp.
5
Finish with fried curry leaves and lemon.

Chef's tip

Eat them whole — the tiny bones are the point, and they're soft enough after frying.

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