Fish Fry with Green Masala
A quick and easy fish fry recipe stuffed with a delicious green masala paste. The fish is shallow fried on a pan and served as an appetizer or as a side dish along with your meals.
Equipment
- Fry pan
Ingredients
- 2 Pomfrets, medium sized
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Salt or to taste
For the Green Masala Paste
- 1 cup Green Coriander leaves
- ¼ cup Mint leaves (optional)
- 5 to 6 Green chillies
- 1 inch Ginger
- 10 to 12 Garlic flakes
- ½ small Onion
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
Instructions
- Wash and clean the Pomfrets and then make a slit at the side of the fish. The opening should be wide enough to stuff the green masala paste.
- Pat the fish dry with a kitchen towel and apply salt and turmeric all over the fish and inside the cavity too. Set this aside for 5 to 10 minutes.
Fish Fry Green Masala Recipe
- Blend the ingredients of the green masala into a smooth and thick paste.
- Stuff the fish neatly with the green masala paste, well into the slit and deep into the cavity of the fish.
- Sprinkle flour on both sides of the fish to prevent the fish skin from sticking to the pan while frying.
- Heat a pan and add some cooking oil to it. When the pan is sufficiently hot, place the fish onto it and fry on a medium to low flame. Do not disturb the fish for 4 to 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes flip over the fish carefully and allow it to fry for another 4 to 5 minutes.
- Remove the fish from the pan and serve along with some salad as a side dish.
Notes
- Use any firm fish for stuffing the green masala paste.
- Do not apply the paste over the fish, it tends to char.
- Adjust chillies as per your taste.
- Do not add any liquid for blending, other than the vinegar, or else your paste will be thinner.
- Heat the pan well and fry on low to medium flame. Take care while flipping over, don't be in a haste.