Recipe by Chrysl Castelino
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| Prawns Masala Fry |
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| Mackerel Masala Fry |
Ingredients:
1/2 kg fish/prawns/squid
4-5 dry red chillies (byadgi)
5 dry kashmiri chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder/haldi
4 cloves garlic
1/2" ginger
100 ml Mangalorean fish curry masala**
1/2 tsp jeera powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 sprigs curry leaves
coriander leaves (for garnishing)
1/2 lime - juice
coconut oil for frying
salt to taste
Steps:
- Clean the fish and make some gashes on either side with a knife. Apply some salt and haldi and set aside.
- Grind the chillies, ginger, garlic along with the fish curry masala into a fine paste.
- Apply some of this masala paste onto the fish and marinate for half an hour.
- Heat coconut oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds.
- Once they start to splutter add the curry leaves, ground masala paste, lime juice, jeera and coriander powder.
- Season with salt.
- Fry till the oil separates.
- Add a little water to dilute the masala a bit.
- Place the marinated fish in the pan and coat it with the masala.
- Cover and cook till the fish is cooked and the masala has thickened.
- Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
- ENJOY!
Notes:
- For prawns, peel and de-vein the prawns first. Here's the link to Chrysl's Mangalorean Fish Curry Masala recipe. www.myculinarydiaries.com/2020/08/mangalorean-fish-curry.html?m=1