Karimeen/pearl spot fish fry

Ingredients

• Pearl spot fish cleaned and gashed - 4
• Red chilly paste or dry chillies - 10 g
• Turmeric powder - 1/2
• Garlic -5 flakes
• Ginger paste - 10 g
• Lemon juice - 1 no
• Pepper - 1/2 spoon
• Small red onion - 5 or 6
• Salt - As reqd
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Oil

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Preparation

• Make deep slits on either side and smear some lime juice and keep aside for some time.
• Mix all the ingredients, except oil, and marinate the fish in this mixture for an hour and refrigerate.
• Heat some oil in the skillet and shallow fry the fish on both sides.
• Decorate with lemon and curry leaves. The karimeen fry is ready to serve.