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Pomfret Fry
🇮🇳 Indian

Pomfret Fry

🇮🇳 Indian

Whole pomfret fry, gram-flour jacket and tail curled like a comma. Semolina crust, fierce marinade, zero fuss. Serve with dal-rice or as a starter with chutney.

Prep 24 min Cook 24 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

  • Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Green Chili2
  • Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
  • Lemon1
  • Fish500 g, steaks
  • Gram Flour1 cup
  • Red Chili Powder1-2 tsp
  • Mustard Oil4 tbsp, for shallow frying
  • Semolina (Rava)4 tbsp, for coating

Instructions

  1. 1

    Dry the fish well, score diagonal slits, and season into every cut.

  2. 2

    Rub the marinade of the gram flour and spices into the scores; rest it in the fridge.

  3. 3

    Dredge the fish in the coarse coating, pressing hard so it clings to every edge.

  4. 4

    Fry undisturbed till the underside releases on its own, then turn once; crisp and gold.

  5. 5

    Plate with the gram flour remnants fried crisp alongside, lemon and sliced onion.

Chef's tip

Fresh spices make the dish — if yours smell of nothing, the dish will taste of nothing.

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Watch how it's made

Video: POMFRET FISH FRY| Crispy Fish Fry| పాంఫ్రేట్ ఫిష్ ఫ్రై| ఈ మసాలాపట్టించి చేయండి పర్ఫెక్ట్ గా వస్తుంది · on YouTube