Spiced Fish Fry

Though I have been blogging for almost 5 months now, this is my first fish post. All of us in our family are mad about fish and no one has the patience to wait till I take the pictures. Well you wouldnt blame anyone when the fish looks that good and smells even better!

I have used the Indian mackerel or Rastrelliger kanagurta, our family favourite. I was delighted to find eggs in one of them and managed to extract them intact.

fish eggs

Ingredients-

Marinade

3 large Indian mackerels

1/4tsp ground tumeric

1/4tsp ground red chilli

1/4tsp ground coriander

1tsps ginger-garlic paste

juice of 1/2 lemon

freshly ground pepper

salt to taste

For frying
Semolina
oil

marinated mackerels

Preparation-

• Wash clean and pat dry the mackerels.
• Make diagonal slits on each on both sides.
• Mix all the marinade ingredients except pepper and apply on the fish. Sprinkle freshly ground pepper over the fish on both sides and leave to marinate at least an hour.
• Roll the fish in semolina and fry crisp in oil on both sides.
• Serve hot with tartar sauce.

What is your favourite fish that you love to fry? Do share.