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Crispy Spicy Fish fry recipe
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4.72 from 14 votes

Crispy Spicy Fish Fry

Spice level: Medium to High | A sub-continental spice marinated fish recipe which is fried and eaten with rice, commonly eaten in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: South Asian
Servings: 14 pieces
Calories: 90kcal
Author: Wajiha

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ kg Fish pieces Kingfish/Sherry/Hamour are our favourites for this recipe
  • 2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1 1/2 tsp cumin seed powder zeera powder
  • 2 tsp red chili powder lal mirch
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder Haldi
  • 1 tsp All spice powder pisa wa garam masala
  • 2 tsp garlic ginger paste
  • 7 to 8 tbsp Lemon Juice or juice of 4 to 5 lemons'
  • Oil for frying

Instructions

  • Wash the fish thoroughly and make sure there are no scale left on the the skin of the fish.
  • Add lemon juice to your fish and let it sit for 5 mins.
  • Add all the remaining spices along with 1 tbsp of oil and coat all the fish pieces well.
  • Cover the marinated fish and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours or until needed.
  • Shallow fry the fish at medium flame until they turn golden brown.
  • Serve hot with rice or as it is.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 357mg | Potassium: 444mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.4mg