Marinate the salmon with the above paste for 10 - 20 mins. It was my first experience cooking salmon using South Indian flavours and was a little doubtful of how it would work out. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It might seem to many that it is just a name change but believe me, the journey was not an easy one. If you like fish curry with coconut milk or Kerala Serve up something healthy Spicy Baked Fish -Kerala Style. Stir-fry for a couple minutes and then add the spices. get the colour outside and take it off; I am sure you know salmon does not need too much cooking. Once upon a time this was my place to use all my spare time. • Ginger – 1 inch piece I am trying to include more fish in my gluten-free diet, so this post caught my eye. May 16, 2016 - Kerala Naadan fish fry recipes. Do not add water, mositure … Apply the masala evenly on all the fish pieces ,cover it and let it rest for 2 hrs.Then heat the oil in a kadai for frying. Rice, Daal with a side of spicy pan fried fish was a very common fare growing up and thankfully It is a great choice for a fish fry. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. xx, Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish pieces.Serve with onion rings and a … 6. Your email address will not be published. 2) Then, In a hot pan add oil and fry it in both sides. Vegetable oil/coconut oil – for shallow frying Pan fried fish is commonly found all across Kerala but the marinade or spice rub used does vary from place to place. Skinny Chef is gone and the Spice Adventuress is here to stay. lovely, do let me know how it turned out and don’t fry it too much. Serve hot with vegetable salad and lemon wedges. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Tilapia Fish fry As you know I love fish, this time I tried Tilapia fish fry. Marinate all spices, lemon juice and salt on salmon pieces well. Kerala Fish Fry. And this meant a significant drop in numbers and stats which is a big dampener after all the hard work I have put in over the past year. Put the oil into a frying pan and set over a medium-high heat. So far looks picture perfect to your post. 2. I tried this recipe with Salmon although you can use any other fish too. I apologize if I have said this before in my posts but this is so true! Coat each fish on both sides with the thick marinade paste and place back on plate. So a little help from all of you guys; please take a moment to ‘like’ and show some love to my new FB page; https://www.facebook.com/thespiceadventuress. yes it was lovely! Make sure you cook the fish on medium heat (not very high) – you don’t need to cover the pan. See more ideas about Fried fish recipes, Recipes, Fried fish. • Juice of half a lemon. 2. Prepare the marinade by blending together all the ingredients given in the list. In a pan heat coconut oil and fry the fish cook till done and remove and keep aside. But Mr is very particular about how he likes his fish fry and he likes to keep it simple – just some salt,turmeric and red chili powder for the marinade and then the pan frying also has to be perfect – on low heat to yield perfectly cooked on the inside and perfectly crispy on the outside! Indian style salmon fish fry has a very unique taste with all the Indian spices added to it and tastes delicious from the normal and usual salmon fish fry recipe. I also made slits on the fish fillets. And it works best with big-sized fish steaks … You can also deep fry it. Shallow fry in oil. yeah it is very flavorful. It plays a major role in Kerala cuisine. Just ignore my holiday posts since I made some goodies for my kids. Please contact me at vanyadhanya@gmail.com for more details regarding this, Mouth Watering Fish fry…My favorite recipe 🙂, This looks quite fabulous! Through her, I fulfill my desire to put my thoughts into words, explore my restless creative soul and express it through food and photography. You Know that I have variety of seafood recipes in my blog, Yeah! If you purchase anything through those links, you won’t pay a penny more but, we will receive a Can’t wait to try it (but I will have to – it’s late, I’ve already had dinner, and the grocery store is no longer open – lol), Thanks for sharing. Grind together ingredients listed from ginger- garlic to salt into a fine paste adding a little water. is yet another easy n tasty recipe. How to make Meen Varuthathu – Kerala Fish Fry : 1. For an average malayalee, a lunch is not complete without a fish fry or curry. Turn heat off and transfer spices to a blender/food processor. And it works best with big-sized fish steaks or meaty ones like salmon, tuna or snapper. Rice, Daal with a side of spicy pan fried fish was a very common fare growing up and thankfully due to my ‘fish’loving’ husband, it is quite common in our kitchen too! thanks Lina. It was not ages ago only in 2012. It’s extremely quick and easy to prepare. To the same blender, add the rest of the marinade ingredients and blend till you get a smooth paste. Take them out and keep aside for garnishing. Ingredients:-3 pieces of Indian Salmon (or Pomfret or King Mackerel)Coconut OilFor the Spice Paste:-6 Madras Onions10-12 Curry Leaves2 tbsp. The aroma of original and fresh ground … Then add the curry leaves and squeeze the lemon juice into the spices and mix it well. Baked Salmon in Kerala Fish Fry Masala Tweet Hello lovely people! But the result was delicious and I am sure every seafood lover will agree with me on this one. Pat dry the fish pieces with paper towels and place in a plate/tray. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and salt to complete the paste. It looks so tasty and the crust is amazing 🙂 I love the name “The spice Adventuress”! Yes it was a risk I took ! Once cooked, place the fish on a paper towel to drain the oil. “It takes a village to educate a world!”, thank you Madelyn for your comments. ( Log Out /  Kerala Style Fish Fry ( Meen varuthathu) Fish steaks marinated with spices and then shallow fried. In same Pan add some more oil add sliced onion and green chillies, take time to cook the onion till soft and light brown. I absolutely love this marinade masala and I have plans to use them in many other dishes in the future – loads of possibilities:), [recipe title=”Spicy Masala Salmon (Chettinad Style Fish Fry)” servings=”Serves 4-6 served with rice/salad” time=”about 30 mins excluding marination time ” difficulty=”Easy”], 6 -8 pieces of Salmon filet or any other fish (about 1 1/2 lbs of fish), cleaned, scales removed, 2 tbsp coconut oil or olive oil for pan frying. So, let’s get cooking or rather frying salmon, with a marinade of chilli, turmeric, pepper, ginger, garlic and shallots. Squeeze a lemon on top of the fish, and serve with onion slices. Clean and pat dry the cleaned fish using a kitchen tissue. Let fish marinate for 15- 30 minutes. Whole steaks or cut depending on the kind of fish you are using. You can also try this recipe with Adjust the amount of chilli depending on your palate for heat. Seriously! And so back to what I do best; a lip-smacking seafood recipe from God’s own country. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Add onions, serrano peppers, curry leaves and pinch of salt. I apologize if I have said this before in my posts but this is so true! Allow it to fry until it becomes nicely charred and brown, and then flip to cook the other side. This spice marinade uses both spices and aromatics lending a rich and deep flavour to the fish. Mix little water and other ingredients to make a paste. Pour some light oil (like Sunflower Oil) in a … Take a small bowl, add all the ingredients from gg paste to lemon, mix well and make it to a thick paste. thx for stopping by so I could meet you! 4. ( Log Out /  For pan frying, heat a large non stick frying pan adding the oil. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Jumped over from Shiva’s post — TheShivaSponder – and I am SO sorry I did. A rage among seafood lovers in Kerala, the fish molee is where fish is cooked with oodles of coconut milk and native spices. When hot, put in the shallots. Step by step pictures to make Kerala fish fry: Cut and clean the fish. thanks! Learn how your comment data is processed. Hey why mess with the expert . It’s an easy and a great appetizer and also … 3. mgh. thanks! Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature (or up to 2 hours in the refrigerator). Aug 14, 2018 - Masala Fish Fry - with a coconut and chill paste marinade Masala Fish Fry - Recipes 'R' Simple I have a desire now to dive more into chettinad cuisine! Place the fish on the kadai and cook it on medium flame for 3-4 mins on each sides.Remove it on the plate. A very common dish at a South Indian home. Very spicy way to serve fish. This spice marinade uses both spices and aromatics lending a rich and deep flavour to the fish. My dad is a civil engineer and he … It’s sounds good. Both dishes look delicious! Yes the fennel is unique here. And with all those flavors, I can imagine it would be beautifully fragrant and tasty too 🙂. 4. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Refrigerate as long as you can (I did it overnight) to let the flavours seep through the fish. I am a big fan of Kerala style sea food, especially Konju (Prawns) and fish items. I was instantly motivated to try this since the flavors of fennel and ginger -garlic in the marinade sounded wonderful! Kerala sea bass fish fry with saffron potatoes - Sea Bass is such a great fish to pair wine. • Shallots/small onion – 2 Transfer to a plate. As most of you would have noticed, the name change is complete. mgh Grind or mix together the ingredients for marinade and generously slather the fish pieces in it with your fingertips Cover and set aside until ready to fry. What if hubby didn’t like it? Make gashes in the fish pieces and marinate the pieces with the ground paste. ( Log Out /  Pat fish dry then rub spice paste all over it. 3. Change ). When hot, add the curry leaves and fry them for a minute. Here is the recipe for a simple Kerala Style Baked Fish.I bake fish these days in my Convection Oven so that I can avoid frying it in oil. Serve with sliced onions and lemon and the fried curry leaves! . (Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMore dot com) Seriously, everything looks wonderful. Red Chilli … South Indian spice marinade, • Red chilli powder – 2 tsp Please, let me know if you have interest to provide few of them for our site with back link build to your site At the same time we have interest if you can have recipe or blogs with back link to our site http://www.globalseafoods.com. Refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes for marination. Can making fish curry be any easier. To the hot oil, add the fish pieces and cook on each side for about 4-5 minutes. The transition from the old domain to the new one on WordPress was easy. I did recently do a video of  it as one of our friends was asking us about it. Make this Fish Fry Recipe, a quick and easy Fish Recipe at your home and share your experience with us in the comments below. Required fields are marked *. We run web site, where we not only sell seafood and seafood relating product, but also provide relating seafood recipes and advices in Blog/Recipe. Indian Style Salmon Fish Fry This is yet another easy n tasty recipe. 1. I also think I will try baking the fish next time to get the full flavor of this masala. Keep the marinated fish for half an hour. The Spice Adventuress is my alter ego. But on Facebook, it is a whole different story. • Garlic cloves – 2 large Kerala Karimeen Fry – Kerala Style Pearspot Fish Fry – Air Fryer Fish Fry – Karimeen Masala Fry I have this vivid memory of karimeen – Pearl-spot fish. In a small heating pan, add the whole peppercorns, cumin and fennel and lightly roast them on medium heat for about 1-2 minutes until you get the aroma of the spices. Fish Fry is as important to a Keralite as water is to fish. Transfer paste to a bowl. I usually keep the masala simple too but this sure has me intrigued. Add curry leaves and ginger garlic paste sauté till raw smell goes. Fry … • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp ( Log Out /  I found few of your recipes very interesting. Fish Fry is as important to a Keralite as water is to fish. 1. For me the whole masala was unique since for frying fish we generally keep it simple. Score the fish and rub in the marinade. I’m afraid I have already grown a size just looking at all beautiful pictures on your home page. To start off, coming up with a new name took longer than I imagined it would. He he Sandhya we both love our seafood right? Finish coating all pieces this way. It’s tangy, mildly spicy, made in one pan and under 30 minutes. Learn how your comment data is processed. Wooohooo… Congrats Dhanya… Infact, I was looking for moving to a space of my own too 🙂 As you sai, thinking over a name since the past two months and I m8 launch myself on Aug 15th 🙂 Way to go, girl… Loved the new name… Cheers and the fish fry is lip-smacking!!!! Place the fish carefully and shallow fry (use less oil) in medium flame. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. , I noticed the GF category, so marked your blog for return visits for new ideas. You can bake any fish like Tilapia, Salmon… If not using Air-Fryer: Heat 2-3 Tablespoons of vegetable Oil or Coconut oil in a shallow frying pan and fry the marinated salmon pieces on both sides until salmon is cooked and gets a … Salmon steaks – 4 • Freshly milled black pepper – 1 tsp xx, Season the steak pieces with salt. Combine garlic, ginger, lime juice, salt and spices in a small bowl. Indu, this looks so good. Your email address will not be published. I just realized that I never posted this simple recipe here before. 3. Creating tastes, Inspiring desires. LOVE fish and your recipe looks so good!! Spicy Beef Stir fry with coconut (Kerala Style Beef ), Chicken and Pineapple Stuffed Swiss Chard Wraps, Shrimp Scampi with Basil Pesto (Paleo, AIP), Cookie Dough Bites || Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough(Paleo, AIP, Keto, Coconut free), Kheema Paratha || Minced Chicken Stuffed Flatbread (Paleo, AIP), AIP Cranberry Recipe Roundup | Real Food and Love, Cranberry Coconut Chutney (Paleo, Vegan, AIP), Olives and Cranberries Stuffed Flatbread with Avocado Spinach Basil Pesto(Paleo, Vegan, AIP), 1/2 of a small red onion or 2-3 pearl onions, 1-2 tsp red chilli powder (1 for mild hot and 2 for hot). Will try it next time. 5. Otherwise you should find a lot of gluten free and sugar free posts too since I am on a diary free, sugar free and gluten free diet. Remove the scales n skin from Salmon fillets, cut in to small pieces and wash well and drain completely and keep aside. Fish Masala Fry Kerala (Indian) Style (Neymeen Masala arachu varuthathu/ Pan Fried Fish Fry with Indian Spices) is a different style of preparation and varied from normal Kerala fish fry recipes. I love fried fish and daal rice too.The fennel seeds in this masala is new to me. How to make Kerala Fish Masala Fry METHOD: 1) Grind all the ingredients together to a smooth paste and marinate fish for half an hour. Pan fried fish is commonly found all across Kerala but the marinade or spice rub used does vary from place to place. Will let you know how it turns out after frying 🙂 But thanks for the innovative departure from the usual grilling of Salmon! Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. thanks for stopping by! With FB introducing a whole lot of money-making schemes and policies, I eventually figured out that the only option for me was to create a new page altogether. 2. yes the masala paste actually forms a nice crust! yes crazy about the seafood. Here is the link to that – Simple Fish Fry: Anyways sorry I digressed..today’s post is about me trying something new with fish fry. I don’t need to say much on this post, I will let the pictures do the work 🙂 Perfectly seasoned and unbelievable tasty!Apply the masala paste on the fish fillets Make shallow cut marks about 1 inch apart on Kerala fish fry is quite spicy, like most Kerala non-vegetarian dishes. ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder In fact it turned out very good and I am going to try it with cod fish next! The Salmon Curry with Coconut milk is the ultimate comfort food. ❤. Salmon fish fry – Spicy Indian Masala fish fry By Lathiya Shanmugasundaram 61 Comments Our site contains affiliate links! And as you can guess, I readily outsourced this process a.k.a ritual to him very early on after our marriage. 2. (You can freeze or refrigerate any remaining paste). But this was wonderful for a change! Spicy fish fry is an important item in the south Indian non vegetarian meals.any south Indian non vegetarian meal is incomplete with out this delicacy.You can prepare fish fry in different ways by using different ingredients Rub this marinade onto the steaks making sure all sides are coated well. Let me be honest, I am not super happy with the new name but I went ahead with it as it perfectly captures my love for spices. I am trying it out today for lunch, Dhanya! Squeeze the lime over the salmon. When the onions turn golden, add ginger and garlic. But since these days I am eating lots of fish being on a paleo diet, I wanted to try something new. Love the crust you’ve created with the spices. Clean, wash and pat dry the salmon steaks. Spread the fish pieces out and sprinkle ½ teaspoon salt on both sides Set aside as you prepare the sauce. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Every name I came up with was already thought of or in use elsewhere. When marinated well, the flavors get into the fish. Ingredients ½ kg fish, cubed 1 tomato, diced 1 tsp ginger, chopped fine 1 tsp garlic, chopped I recently was browsing Chettinad style chicken recipes on youtube when I also came across chettinad style fish fry. Pan Fried Salmon (with a Kerala style spice marinade), https://www.facebook.com/thespiceadventuress, Freshly Baked Almond Rings – Guest Post from La Petite Paniere, Spicy Green Salad | The Spice Adventuress, best hotel management colleges in Kolkata. 7. 3. Skinny chef had become my alter ego and to think of a name that captures my food philosophy and interests was really difficult. Salt – to season You can adjust heat as necessary! And yes, I am a little too adventurous with my spice blends and marinades. 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