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Main Course

Kuttanadan Seer Fish-Surmai Fish Fry(Meen)

Seer Fish/Vanchiram/Arkoli fish pieces are marinated in a mixture of chilly powder, crushed pepper, lemon juice, other ingredients and deep fried with curry leaves.

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

250 g Fish — cut into medium sized pieces, seer fish/ney meen
11/4 tsp Pepper — crushed
1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
1/2 tsp Chilly flakes
3/4 tsp Lemon juice
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
1/4 cup Curry leaves
Oil — for frying
Salt, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing kuttanadan fish fry, first pat dry the washed fish pieces.
Step 2
In a spacious mixing bowl, and combine crushed pepper, chilly powder, chilly flakes, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste and required salt. If the paste is too dry, add some oil instead of water.
Step 3
Apply the chilly mixture on the drained fish pieces and marinate for 30 minutes.
Step 4
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add curry leaves and place fish pieces on top.
Step 5
Fry fish to a golden brown color. Kuttanadan Seer Fish/Surmai/Vanchiram/Arkoli fish fry, a delicacy of the coastal belt, is ready. Serve hot with fried curry leaves.

Tip

The final handful of curry leaves should go in right at the end, off the heat — they should crackle and crisp in the residual heat.

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Main Course

Kuttanadan Seer Fish-Surmai Fish Fry(Meen)

Seer Fish/Vanchiram/Arkoli fish pieces are marinated in a mixture of chilly powder, crushed pepper, lemon juice, other ingredients and deep fried with curry leaves.

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

250 g Fish — cut into medium sized pieces, seer fish/ney meen
11/4 tsp Pepper — crushed
1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
1/2 tsp Chilly flakes
3/4 tsp Lemon juice
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
1/4 cup Curry leaves
Oil — for frying
Salt, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing kuttanadan fish fry, first pat dry the washed fish pieces.
Step 2
In a spacious mixing bowl, and combine crushed pepper, chilly powder, chilly flakes, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste and required salt. If the paste is too dry, add some oil instead of water.
Step 3
Apply the chilly mixture on the drained fish pieces and marinate for 30 minutes.
Step 4
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add curry leaves and place fish pieces on top.
Step 5
Fry fish to a golden brown color. Kuttanadan Seer Fish/Surmai/Vanchiram/Arkoli fish fry, a delicacy of the coastal belt, is ready. Serve hot with fried curry leaves.