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 mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: South Asian
Servings: 14 pieces
Calories: 90kcal
- 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
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.
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