Kuttanadan Fish fry

Every time I post a Kuttanadan recipe ,some of you might think that I am from Kuttanad.

But nop..I m not..but my Mom is!!!

So thats enough for a household to get transformed to a complete kuttanadan diet :)

Thats what exactly happening now ,in my house too...My husband asks me often ,mostly after a full meal ,are we living in Muttar(thats where my mom is from) or NJ :).Initially he couldnt stand the heat of my pepper , but slowly got adjusted to it and now he demands more spices in the food.

The most funny moment was when Navee's family ,before our wedding, came for a dinner to my house.So to impress him, i made some duck roast the usual way my mom makes( i m not sure whether i did add more spices). So while having the appam and duck,Navee started sweating ,cos of the spice in the duck .heheheh...and he went on telling the curry is good...hehhehe..

We had the kutanadan influence even in our breakfast.

Believe it or not we had kanji everyday for breakfast ,we loved it so much that we never allowed mom to make anything else in the morning.and on festive occasions Palappam and Duck curry/roast was a must.. I was even ready to take kanji ,cherupayar and mulaku chammanthi to school ;)..But my husband is never ready to take kanji for breakfast,telling he wants it only when he is sick. So when ever he starts showing the symptoms of cold or fever, I will make Kanji and cherupayar with lot of pepper in it. Bhoom!!!! His fever is gone :)

I bet those who have ever tasted atleast one kuttanadan dish,would never forget the heat of the spices,especially the pepper ,the fabulous taste and aroma of all other ingredients which makes the curry so special :)

Here comes a simple ,but fabulous fish fry recipe from my own kuttanad....

Fish - 1/2 kg

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Pepper crushed - 2 1/2 tsp

Chili flakes - 1 tsp

Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp

Vinegar/Lemon Juice - 1 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

oil

Method

Clean and cut the fish into medium pieces, pat dry well(you can use any fish u want,i used tilapia fillet)
In a bowl combine Red chilli powder ,crushed pepper,GG paste,Vinegar/Lemon juice and salt and make a paste.If the paste is too dry add some oil to it.
Apply the paste to the fish pieces and set aside for 30 minutes- 1 hour
Heat oil in a pan , add curry leaves and stir well for 30 seconds.
Then add fish pieces and fry it for 8-10 minutes .Fry all the fish pieces batch by batch, adding curry leaves with every batch

Drain on paper towels and serve warm!!!!

Cheers!!!