This is one of the best fish recipes you may have tried yet. Bring some magic to your plate with Surmai fish pieces marinated in a delectable masala, pan fried till crisp.
Ingredients
- 2 fillets surmai (King fish)
- 2 Tbsp oil, to pan fry
For the marination
- 7-8 cloves garlic
- 1 knob ginger, mashed
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp fennel
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- 2 tsp black peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 9-10 curry leaves
- Salt, to taste
- 1 tsp oil, to grind
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1/2 tomato, chopped
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp turmeric powder
- 5 tsp tamarind extract
- 1 Tbsp corn flour, to sprinkle
Method
- Cut the fish fillets into equal medium sized pieces.
- In a pan, dry roast garlic, ginger, cumin, fennel, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Pound them in a mortar and pestle. Add a little salt, oil and water to help in the procedure.
- Now add the chopped tomato, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt and tamarind extract.
- Pound them together till pulp like and spread it over the fish pieces.
- Sprinkle some corn flour over the fish. The corn flour helps the masala to stick
- Marinate the fish and keep in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
- In a pan, fry the fish with the refined oil and serve hot.