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🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making the Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe, wash the seer fish steaks and keep it aside
seer fish - steaks(4) - 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
After the spices cool down, using a Mortar and Pestle to grind these spices by adding a little oil
- 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
Grind it into a thick paste
ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 6
The paste will be dark brown in colour
ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 7
Check salt, adjust and mix well
salt - to taste - 8
Smear every seer fish steak with this spicy paste on both sides
seer fish - steaks(4)ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 9
Be generous while smearing the paste
ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 10
Let it be thick to achieve the spicy Chettinad effect
- 11
Marinate these steaks for at least 20 minutes
seer fish - steaks(4) - 12
After 20 minutes, heat a Non-stick pan for shallow frying
- 13
Add adequate oil for shallow frying and place the fish steaks on the pan
seer fish - steaks(4) - 14
After 5 minutes, carefully flip the fish to the other side on the pan
seer fish - steaks(4) - 15
Continue to fry till the fish gets cooked and crisp
seer fish - steaks(4) - 16
The fish will appear flaky when it’s cooked
seer fish - steaks(4) - 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
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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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🇮🇳
Directions
18 steps- 1
To begin making the Chettinad Fish Fry Recipe, wash the seer fish steaks and keep it aside
seer fish - steaks(4) - 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
After the spices cool down, using a Mortar and Pestle to grind these spices by adding a little oil
- 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
Grind it into a thick paste
ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 6
The paste will be dark brown in colour
ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 7
Check salt, adjust and mix well
salt - to taste - 8
Smear every seer fish steak with this spicy paste on both sides
seer fish - steaks(4)ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 9
Be generous while smearing the paste
ginger garlic paste(1 teaspoon) - 10
Let it be thick to achieve the spicy Chettinad effect
- 11
Marinate these steaks for at least 20 minutes
seer fish - steaks(4) - 12
After 20 minutes, heat a Non-stick pan for shallow frying
- 13
Add adequate oil for shallow frying and place the fish steaks on the pan
seer fish - steaks(4) - 14
After 5 minutes, carefully flip the fish to the other side on the pan
seer fish - steaks(4) - 15
Continue to fry till the fish gets cooked and crisp
seer fish - steaks(4) - 16
The fish will appear flaky when it’s cooked
seer fish - steaks(4) - 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
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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A high protein Chettinad recipe with seer fish - steaks, sunflower oil - to fry, tomato - chopped. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (4 servings)
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