Kerala naadan fish fry....(aila fry)

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2 servings

Very Easy

30 min

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This is something that every Malayali cant avoid in an Afternoon Meal.....Nalla chooru's, meen curryum , upperiyum.. pinne meen porichathum...

Ingredients

• Fish - 1/2 Kg
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Red Chilly powder - 1 1/2 Tsp
• Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Salt - as per taste
• Curry Leaves - 1 Sprig
• Coconut Oil - for shallow frying

Preparation

• Clean the fish with salt . Do not cut off the head. Make 5-6 shallow slits on both sides of the wish.
• Make a paste of turmeric powder, red chilly powder, kashmiri chilly powder and salt.
  Apply this paste on the fish. It should be well coated.
  
  Keep it aside for 1/2 hour so that the masala enters into the fish.
• Heat oil for shallow frying in a non-stick pan. Place 3-4 pieces of fish without over crowding and shallow fry it.
  
  When one side is done, flip over the fish and fry the other side. Add curry leaves.
• Drain excess oil and serve it hot with rice.
• You can use this recipe to fry any king of fish.
  You can also add ginger - garlic paste if you wish.. This will give an entirely different taste.
  You can increase or decrease the amount of chilly powder accordingly.

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