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Spicy Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe
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Spicy Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe

A high protein Chettinad recipe with seer fish - steaks, sunflower oil - to fry, tomato - chopped. Ready in 1h, serves 4.

Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳

Calories
795kcal
Estimated Cost
₹425-575
Carbs81g
Protein34g
Fats37g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

18 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making the Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe, wash the seer fish steaks and keep it aside

    seer fish - steaks(4)
  2. 2

    Heat a Tadka pan and dry roast curry leaves, garlic and the spices till a nice aroma is released

    sprig curry leaves(1)cloves garlic - chopped(8)ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)
  3. 3

    After the spices cool down, using a Mortar and Pestle to grind these spices by adding a little oil

  4. 4

    Now add tomato and tamarind along with its soaked water, the ground spices, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt to a Mixer

    tomato - chopped(1)grams tamarind - soaked in 1-2 water(30 tablespoon)cloves garlic - chopped(8)ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste
  5. 5

    Grind it into a thick paste

    ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)
  6. 6

    The paste will be dark brown in colour

    ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)
  7. 7

    Check salt, adjust and mix well

    salt - to taste
  8. 8

    Smear every seer fish steak with this spicy paste on both sides

    seer fish - steaks(4)ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)
  9. 9

    Be generous while smearing the paste

    ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon)
  10. 10

    Let it be thick to achieve the spicy Chettinad effect

  11. 11

    Marinate these steaks for at least 20 minutes

    seer fish - steaks(4)
  12. 12

    After 20 minutes, heat a Non-stick pan for shallow frying

  13. 13

    Add adequate oil for shallow frying and place the fish steaks on the pan

    seer fish - steaks(4)
  14. 14

    After 5 minutes, carefully flip the fish to the other side on the pan

    seer fish - steaks(4)
  15. 15

    Continue to fry till the fish gets cooked and crisp

    seer fish - steaks(4)
  16. 16

    The fish will appear flaky when it’s cooked

    seer fish - steaks(4)
  17. 17

    Garnish Spicy Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe with lime juice, garnish with lemon wedges and serve hot

    seer fish - steaks(4)lemon wedges(2)
  18. 18

    Serve Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe along with Steamed Rice and Chettinad Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu to make it a complete meal

    seer fish - steaks(4)

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