Spicy Fish Fry - Kerala 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 (this is called gashing)
Shallots / Sambar onions - 4
Green chilies - 2
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Garlic cloves - 5

Fish Fry

Chili powder - 3 heaped tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil for shallow frying

Method of preparation:

1. Grind together the sambar onions, green chilies, ginger, garlic, chili powder, turmeric powder, lemon juice and salt to taste to a little coarse paste.
2. Rub the masala nicely on the fish pieces pushing the masala nicely into the gashes.
3. Refrigerate and marinate for as long as possible.
: - you can fry the fish immediately also.
4. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a shallow pan or a tawa.
5. Fry fish on both sides till done.
6. Remove onto an absorbent paper.
7. 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 :)