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Spicy Fish Fry

Fried fish with aromatic curry leaves
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 big fish fillets king fish, pomfret, salmon or tilapia
  • 1 tbl spn tamarind do not use extract, it does not make thick paste
  • 4-5 big garlic cloves if using smaller variety available in India, use about 8-10
  • 1 tea spn chilli powder use more if you can handle the heat
  • 7-8 curry leaves
  • Oil
  • Salt

Instructions
 

  • Make a thick paste of tamarind, garlic, chilli powder and salt.
  • Apply the paste to fish pieces and leave it for atleast 30mins.
  • Heat a tava and spread a little oil.
  • Cut curry leaves in few pieces.
  • Spread half of the leaves on the tava.
  • Keep the marinated fish on the curry leaves.
  • Spread remaining leaves on the top.
  • Fry from both sides till the fish is cooked through.
  • Serve hot with lemon and onion rings.