Simple fish fry

Preparation time : 5 mins
Marination time : 2-3 hours
Cooking time : 10 mins

Ingredients :

Sardine fish/mathi meen - 1/2 kg
Kashmiri chilli pwd - 2 tbsp
Coriander pwd - 1 tsp
Turmeric pwd - 1 /2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Pepper pwd - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Lemon juice - 1tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp
Oil - for shallow frying

Method :

1. Except fish mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and form a smooth paste by adding little water if needed.
2. Coat the fish pieces one by one in the masala paste and keep aside for minimum 2 hours.
3. Take a wide pan add oil arrange the fish pieces. Flip and fry on both sides.
4. Fry well till its crispy.
5. Serve hot.

Step by step pictures of making simple fish fry :

Take all the powdered ingredients

Squeeze out some lemon

Add ginger garlic paste

Sprinkle some water and form a smooth paste

Clean and slit the fish pieces

Coat well with masala

Cover and keep aside for 2 hours

Shallow fry in oil

Till it turns brown and crispy

Serve hot