🇮🇳 Indian

Ayala Fry

Name: Ayala Fry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1, juiced Lemon; 4 Shallots; 2 tsp Red Chili Powder; for shallow frying Coconut Oil; 2, cleaned and scored Mackerel; 1/4 cup Rice Flour

🇮🇳 Indian

Kerala's mackerel fry — whole scored fish in a roasted masala crust, fried in coconut oil till the house smells like the harbour. Lunch with matta rice and nothing else.

Prep 15 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Lemon1, juiced
Shallots4
Red Chili Powder2 tsp
Coconut Oilfor shallow frying
Mackerel2, cleaned and scored
Rice Flour1/4 cup

Optional extras

Curry Leaves10

Instructions

1
Score mackerel on both sides.
2
Blend turmeric, chili powder, shallots and salt into a thick paste with a little water.
3
Rub the paste deep into the scores; rest 20 minutes.
4
Shallow fry in coconut oil on medium till the crust blackens at the edges.
5
Serve with lime and fried curry leaves.

Chef's tip

Don't move the fish for the first 4 minutes — mackerel skin sticks and then releases perfectly.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Spicy Mackerel Fish Ayala Fry - A Flavorful and Nutritious Indian Dish · on YouTube