Small Fishes are always the tastier ones compared to the other fishes. That too fishes which we get from lakes, rivers etc have more mullu (bones) but they tastes great. if you want to know the fish names in english, tamil, telugu, malayalam check my collection.
You can check all the fish recipes here and some fish fry recipes I have given below
Small Fish Fry Recipe
Any small fish – 12 to 15 pieces
Chilli powder – 2 tbsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Cumin powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste – 3 tsp
Corn flour – 1 tbsp
Rice flour -1 tbsp
Lemon Juice – 1tbsp
Salt – as per taste
Method to prepare Small Fish Fry
1. Wash the fishes nicely with salt and turmeric powder nicely. Drain the water. When most of the water got drained, add half the amount of the chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt, ginger garlic paste and turmeric and all the lemon juice and mix well. Apply this mixture inside the fishes. Leave it aside for 30 minutes.
2. Add the remaining quantity of the powder and the corn and rice flours and mix well, so that fishes are well coated. Leave it again for another 10 minutes.
3. Now in a fish frying pan, add the oil and when it is hot, slowly drop one fish at a time and start frying them on both the sides, till they become golden brown colour on all the sides. Do fry the fishes in small batches.
2. Marinating the fish is important as it gives more taste to the fish fry recipe. So try to marinate atleast 30 to 40 minutes.
3. Adding corn flour and rice flour, increases the crispiness of the fish and also can reduce the spiciness, when giving to the kids. If you do not like it, you can just omit it.
4. Adding lemon juice, gives a mild tangy flavor to the fish. If you do not like it, you can very well omit that too.
Printable Recipe for Small fish fry
- Any small fish - 12 to 15 pieces
- Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Cumin powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Ginger garlic paste - 3 tsp
- Corn flour - 1 tbsp
- Rice flour -1 tbsp
- Lemon Juice - 1tbsp
- Salt - as per taste
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Wash the fishes nicely with salt and turmeric powder nicely. Drain the water. When most of the water got drained, add half the amount of the chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt, ginger garlic paste and turmeric and all the lemon juice and mix well. Apply this mixture inside the fishes. Leave it aside for 30 minutes.
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Small fish fry
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Add the remaining quantity of the powder and the corn and rice flours and mix well, so that fishes are well coated. Leave it again for another 10 minutes.
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Small fish fry
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Now in a fish frying pan, add the oil and when it is hot, slowly drop one fish at a time and start frying them on both the sides, till they become golden brown colour on all the sides. Do fry the fishes in small batches.
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Small fish fry
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Once you finished frying the fish, fry some curry leaves in the same oil and add on to the small fish fry before serving. Serve the fish fry with the hot hot fish kuzhambu and white rice.
1. You can prepare this fish fry, with any kind of fishes.
2. Marinating the fish is important as it gives more taste to the fish fry recipe. So try to marinate atleast 30 to 40 minutes.
3. Adding corn flour and rice flour, increases the crispiness of the fish and also can reduce the spiciness, when giving to the kids. If you do not like it, you can just omit it.
4. Adding lemon juice, gives a mild tangy flavor to the fish. If you do not like it, you can very well omit that too.
awesome presentation…it is so tempting…
Anchovies would be perfect for this..
Wow really the fish fry looks yummy.I think u used smelt fish.