Name: Chettinad Fish Fry recipe- How to make chettinad fish fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Fish – 4 slices; Oil- 2 tbs; Salt- to taste; INGREDIENTS FOR GRINDING:; Onion- 1; Garlic – 4; Chilli powder- 1 tbs (according to your spice level); Coriander powder- 1/2 tbs; Fennel seeds- 1 tsp; Cumin seeds- 1 tsp; Pepper corns- 1 tsp; Tamarind – a little; Curry leaves- 1 string

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Chettinad Fish Fry Masala | Chettinad Meen Varuva

Hello Friends!! how u all doing? Todays Recipe is Chettinad Fish Fry. I know everyone loves Chettinad cuisine. In fact, there are a lot of Chettinad restaurant all over!! but cooking Chettinad recipes at home is definitely Neighbour- calling ( i don’t know where do I get this term Anyways!!) means it has lottt of flavours. so, what makes the Chettinad cuisine so interesting, Guess so?? Its all the fresh masala blended to make the recipe delicious and mouth watering. This Chettinad fish fry recipe is comes under the Chettinad cuisine!! 🙂 🙂 so simple and easy to make!! its just in 3 steps.. yes! only 3 steps 🙂 🙂 and all the ingredients are handy.. so.. Hi- Five!! 🙂 lets grab all the ingredients and dig into the recipe. Between you can also check my Amma’s Signature Fish fry and South indian fish curry with freshly grinded masala all with step by step pictures.. Do try all this recipes and let me know! 🙂 🙂

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Chettinad Fish Fry recipe- How to make chettinad fish fry

Author: Nithya Ravikumar
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Fish – 4 slices
Oil- 2 tbs
Salt- to taste
INGREDIENTS FOR GRINDING:
Onion- 1
Garlic – 4
Chilli powder- 1 tbs (according to your spice level)
Coriander powder- 1/2 tbs
Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Pepper corns- 1 tsp
Tamarind – a little
Curry leaves- 1 string

Instructions

Wash the fish thorowly and keep aside.
Grind all the ingredients given under ” To Grind” and make them into a fine paste.
Gently apply all the grinded masala and massage using your finger tips.
Let it marinate for 30 minutes, if u have enough time marinate for 3 to 4 hours.
Heat up the oil in the pan,Shallow fry the fish on both the sides until it turns golden brown.
Thats it chettinad fish fry is ready!!

Step by Step Pictures:

Add some salt to taste and sprinkle little water

Now add the masala to the cleaned fish and rub them gently using your finger tips.

Shallow fry them on both the sides until its cooked.

Chettinad fish fry is ready!!! Serve hot with simple Sambar or Rasam.

If you give try to this recipe, please let me know, comment below or click a picture and post it on my FACEBOOKPAGE so we can see!! and i would love to see how it turned out! 🙂 🙂

Have fun guys!! Happy cooking!! 🙂 🙂

Chettinad Fish Fry Masala | Chettinad Meen Varuva