fish fry masala recipe, fish tawa fry

Fish fry masala or masala fish is a mouth-watering and very tempting fried fish recipe made using fresh fish pieces coming out straight from freshwater. This is the best masala fish recipe where we need to marinate the coated masala fish pieces and then shallow fry them until they turn soft and crisp.

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• About the recipe
• Step by step procedure
• Video
• Recipe
• Faq's
• Tips

About the recipe

This is an amazing starter recipe and the same recipe can be followed using boneless fish as well and not only there are fish starters on my blog but also there are several other chicken starters or non-veg starters on the blog such as chicken fry, chicken 65, chilli chicken.

I have also shared the video for making fried fish masala below.

Usually, fish is fried in several ways and every way of fried fish is delicious and quite appetizing. Here I have used big fish slices, made a paste using some masalas, coated the fish with the masala and shallow fried them well.

Other sea food recipes on the blog are prawns fry, fish curry south indian , apollo fish etc...

Selecting the fish

The main and the most important part in making fish recipes is the selection of the fish and if a good fish is selected, then half work is done.

The fish has to be alive, fresh, then it has to be cut into desired shapes and sizes. The fish selection plays an important role in fish fry masala as every different fish gives out a different taste.

If the fish is too big then, the taste of the fish is not satisfactory though the recipe is made perfectly. The fish selected should be a tasty one like murrel fish, surmai fish, seer fish etc...

There are varieties of fish found in the market.

Important points while making any fish recipe

1.Select the fish properly.

2.Cut it into desired shapes and size(not very thick in size).

3.Wash it well under running water several times.

4.Apply salt and turmeric to all the pieces and rest it aside for few minutes.

5.Wash it well.

6.Lemon juice too can be used to wash it well(just apply it for 5 minutes and wash the fish well if smell appears).

7.The fish pieces are ready to be used for frying or to make curry.

Here to make fried fish masala, the masala used is common and something that is easily available at home mainly in Indian kitchens.

The fish fry masala recipe requires the coated fish to be marinated well for 10-15 minutes so that the masala is well absorbed into the fish during the process of shallow frying.

The fish can be fried on a pan or a Tawa.

Below is the recipe on how to make masala fish fry which is quick and easy.

Step by step procedure

Washing of the fish:

• Take fish pieces, wash them well under running water, apply some salt and turmeric to the fish pieces and rest it for few minutes.
• Wash the fish well again and also use lemon juice if there is still any unwanted smell.

Making of the masala paste and coating it to the fish:

• In a bowl or a plate, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin seeds powder, dhaniya powder, salt as per taste, ginger garlic paste.

• Mix all the spices well.
• Add water gradually approx... about 2 to 3 tsp, mix it and make a thick paste.

• Take some paste in your hands, take the fish piece and coat it all over the whole fish piece with the masala paste.

• Coat all the fish pieces with the masala paste and marinate the fish for 10-15 minutes.

Frying the coated fish pieces

• In a pan, add 3 tablespoon oil and heat it.

• Place the fish pieces carefully and cook them for 5 minutes.

• Flip the fish pieces and cook the other side too for 5 minutes.

• Flip again and cook for 5 minutes on medium flame.

• Flip the other side too and cook for 5 minutes on medium flame.
• Each side should be shallow fried well for 10 minutes on low to medium flame.

• Take the fish pieces out.
• Place them on absorbent paper.
• Sprinkle lemon juice while serving the fish.
• Serve with onion rings and fresh coriander leaves.

Video

Recipe

Faq's

Tips

Always remove the water by draining or sieving the fish well so that the masala absorbs easily to the fish pieces.

Marinating the fish in the refrigerator too is a good idea for the masala to go deep inside and give a delicious taste.

Always use a good fresh fish to fry and choose a tender fish that is not too big and too fat. Tender and medium-size fishes taste good when fried.

Shallow frying fish pieces give a good taste than deep frying but deep frying too can be followed to fry fish.

To get a crispy flavour deep-frying is highly preferred. To get the texture soft and juicy shallow frying is a better option and highly followed by most of them who regularly use fish.