Kerala Fish Fry

Hey guys… ) am back after a long gap of almost a month and a half. Well.. I was on a vacation to God’s Own Country to meet all of my loved ones… a desirous break after a gap of 2 years. There were lot of plans on my agenda, like catch up with my relatives, travelling , and so on … the top on my list was having “mom’s food” .
She had prepared a variety of authentic Kerala Food but the one that I picked to be posted on my blog was Fish fry ; spicy and mouth watering as it appears, it was prepared out of Karimeen, a famous Kerala Fish also called Pearl Spot fish.

Ingredients:
1lb Fish.. Any fish of your choice cut into big pieces
(I used Karimeen also called Pearl Spot fish)

Marinade:

1. Red chilli powder …. 3 tspn
2. Turmeric powder….. 1 tspn
3. Coriander powder…. 2 tspn
4. Curry leaves.. chopped
5. Ginger Garlic paste…. 2 tspn
6. Crushed Peppercorns…. 1 tspn
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil

Method:

1. Clean and cut the fish pieces. You can either cut them into big pieces or just trim off the head and tail.
2. Mix all the marinade like the chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves, salt and oil. Add some water to the marinade to make a smooth paste if required.
3. Rub the marinade over the fish pieces. Coat them well.
4. Keep aside for about an hour.
5. Heat oil in a non stick pan.
6. Add the fish pieces and shallow fry on medium heat.
7. Turn the fish pieces halfway through cooking time, taking care not to break the pieces.
8. Generally it takes about 10 to 15 minutes for the fish pieces to be thoroughly cooked.
9. Once cooked, garnish with coriander leaves and sliced onions.