Fish fry - Tamil Nadu Style

Ingredients:

Fish pieces - 6 (any kind; cleaned and washed)
:- If using small full fish, then make some slits breadth wise on the fish on both sides.
Chili powder - 4 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil for shallow frying

Method of preparation:

1. Mix all the powder ingredients along with ginger-garlic paste and lemon juice.
2. Rub the mix nicely on the fish pieces pushing the masala nicely into the slits and crevices.
3. Keep this in the fridge and marinate for long as possible.
: - you can fry the fish immediately also.
4. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a shallow pan or a tawa.
5. Place the fish pieces on the hot oil.
6. Flip one its done on one side.
7. Once its reddish brown on both the sides remove onto an absorbent paper.
8. Serve hot with sliced onion and lemon wedges.

:- You can apply the masala on fish and freeze it. Whenever you need fish fry, thaw the frozen fish and just shallow fry. This fish fry would be really tasty as the fish would have absorbed the masala nicely.

Happy cooking :)