INGREDIENTS:
- King fish (Naimeen) - 5 slices (you can use any fish, but in this recipe I have used King fish (Naimeen)
- Ginger – 2”piece
- Garlic pods – 2 nos
- Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
- Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
- Lemon/Lime Juice – 2 tbs
- Salt to taste
- Cooking Oil to fry
METHOD:
- Add 1 tsp of Lemon juice and a tbsp of Salt to the Fish slices,rub the fish slices well. Otherwise add 1 tsp of Turmeric powder and a tbsp of Salt to the fish slices,rub the fish slices well.
- Leave it for 5 minutes.
- Wash the fish slices under cold water, squeeze gently and take into a mixing bowl.
- Meanwhile grind together Ginger, Garlic,Kashmiri chilly powder, Turmeric powder, Pepper powder and enough Salt to get a fine paste by adding a little water.
- If you want make gashes in the fish pieces and marinate the pieces with the ground paste.
- Then keep it aside for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan in medium heat and shallow fry the fish pieces. (Place the marinated King Fish( Naimeen) fish slices on a single layer). Keep some space between each fish pieces.
- Cook on each side for a minute or until they are medium-brown color on both sides.
- Sprinkle oil around the fish when required.
- Drain it on a kitchen towel.
- Decorate fried King Fish( Naimeen) with onion rings and a slice of lime.
- Can be served as Appetizer or as a side dish with steamed Rice.
Note:
- Please adjust the quantity of spices to suit your taste.
- The ground paste should not be watery.
- Fry the fish pieces on low-medium flame.
- If there are more fish pieces shallow fry them in batches.
- Do not flip the fish a lot while frying as it's very delicate and it will become mushy.
