Chettinad Fish Fry

Name: Chettinad Fish Fry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 Slices Black Pomfret; 4 Slices Shark Fish; 12 Prawns; 6 Pearl Onions; 6 cloves Garlic; 1 inch Ginger; as required Juice of Half Lemon; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds; 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 1 tbsp Water; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; to Taste Salt; as required Cooking Oil (As Required); 3 Sprigs Curry Leaves

Rosalyn John @rosalyn_kitchen227

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Chettinad Fish Fry is a popular recipe from the Chettinad Cuisine (Tamil Nadu). Indian Fish Fry Platter in Chettinad Style. A perfect seafood appetizer/starter. It is simple and easy to prepare. The use of pepper and spices enhances its flavour.

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Rosalyn John @rosalyn_kitchen227

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Ingredients

4 SlicesBlack Pomfret
4 SlicesShark Fish
12Prawns
To be Ground to a Paste:
6Pearl Onions
6 clovesGarlic
1 inchGinger
as required Juice of Half Lemon
1/2 tspCumin Seeds
1/2 tspFennel Seeds
1 tspBlack Pepper Powder
1 sprigCurry Leaves
1 tbspWater
Other Ingredients:
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1 tspCoriander Powder
to TasteSalt
For Frying:
as required Cooking Oil (As Required)
3 SprigsCurry Leaves

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Steps

1

Clean and wash the fish nicely and drain out the water completely. You can pat it dry with a kitchen towel. Arrange it in a large plate or bowl.
2

Keep all the ingredients ready for use.
3

To a blender, add the pearl onions, garlic, ginger and lemon juice.
4

Next add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black pepper powder and curry leaves.
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Add very little water and blend to a paste. Add this paste to the fish slices.
6

Also add kashmiri red chilli powder,coriander powder and salt. Mix gently so that all the fish pieces are coated well with the masala. Set aside to marinate for minimum one hour.
7

Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan. When the oil gets hot, add the curry leaves and allow it to splutter.
8

Place the black promfet fish pieces in the pan and shallow fry until golden brown in color from both sides. Remove from pan and transfer to a plate.
9

Add some more oil in the same pan. Add curry leaves and allow it to splutter. Add the prawns and fry until golden brown in color from both sides. Remove from pan and transfer to a plate.
10

Add some more oil in the same pan. Add curry leaves and allow it to splutter. Add the shark fish pieces and fry until golden brown in color from both sides. Remove from pan and transfer to a plate.
11

Made Indian Fried Fish Platter (Seafood Starter) with black pomfret, prawns and shark fish.
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Chettinad Fish Fry is ready. Serve it hot as an appetizer/starter accompanied with pearl onions and lemon wedges or alongwith steamed basmati rice and prawns curry.