TILAPIA KERALA FISH FRY(KERALA STYLE)/BAKED/GRILLED

Fish fry is common in Kerala meals as pickles,papad and yoghurt curry(pulissery).The non-vegetarians in Kerala likes to add fish in their daily menu.We have lots of backwaters and rivers.
 We have a famous Vembanadu Lake with plenty of fishes like pearl spot,chemmeen,poomeen(milk fish),kanambu etc.and also gets sardines and mackerels  and clams also.Amma makes a lot of fish dishes including Fish Mappas, Fish Moli,Fish Pattichathu,Chemmeen Ularthiyathu ,Fish Peera,Fish Pollichathu etc.Kerala Style Fish Fry is one of her preparation and I am happy to share with it for my friends.

Here is the recipe....
Ingredients:

1. tilapia fish pieces- 3(cut into medium sized)
2. ginger-garlic paste-2 tbs
3. chilly powder-1tbsp
4. pepper powder-1/2 tsp
5. turmeric powder-a pinch
6. curry leaves-1 sprig
7. salt to taste
8. oil- for shallow frying

 Method:

• Clean and wash the fish pieces with salt and lemon juice.
• Grind ginger,garlic and all spice powders, with just enough water to make a paste.Grind a few curry leaves  lastly.
• Marinate the fish pieces with this paste.Make sure that it is coated well all over the surface.
• Arrange the fish pieces flatly on a plate and keep aside for at least 30 minutes.
• Shallow fry it in coconut oil.Add few curry leaves while frying.

NOTES:

• We can Bake this fish with the same marinade along with onions and tomato.Tilapia is good for Grilling also.
• We can add few drops of lemon juice while marination to get a tanginess flavor and is optional.
• The deepness of frying is according to purely on one's preference. 

Serve with hot rice and Pulissery....

Happy Cooking!!!