Karnataka

Anjal tawa fry

Name: Anjal tawa fry
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mangalorean
Ingredients: 4 to 6 seer fish steaks about 1 cm thick fish; 8 to 10 byadgi chillies dried red chilli; 5 cloves garlic; a gooseberry sized ball tamarind; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 2 tbsp for grinding water; 1 to 2 tbsp for dusting rice flour; Coconut oil, about 3 tbsp

Seer fish steaks in a byadgi red masala. The tawa does the rest.

40 minTime

26 gProtein each

mediumSpice

The king of the catch3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

275kcal

26 gprotein

2 gfibre

40minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Fish4 to 6 seer fish steaks, about 1 cm thick

Dried red chilli8 to 10 byadgi chillies

Garlic5 cloves

Tamarinda gooseberry sized ball

Coriander seeds1 tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Saltto taste

Water2 tbsp, for grinding

Rice flour1 to 2 tbsp, for dusting

Coconut oilabout 3 tbsp

Method

7 steps

1Soak the chillies in hot water for 10 minutes.
2Grind the chillies, garlic, tamarind, coriander, cumin, turmeric and salt with just enough water to make a thick paste.
3Pat the fish dry, coat each slice well on both sides and rest for 20 minutes.
4Dust both sides lightly with rice flour.
5Heat a tawa on medium, spread half the oil and lay the slices on it. Drizzle a little oil around each one.
6Flip and cook the other side with the rest of the oil until the flesh is opaque right through and flakes near the bone.
7Serve hot.

Serve it like this

Serve two slices on a banana leaf with onion rings and lemon, with rice and fish curry alongside.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Anjal tawa fry

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Make it a meal