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Kane rava fry
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Non vegKarnataka

Kane rava fry

Ladyfish in a crunchy rava jacket. Mangaluru's idea of dressing up.

35 minTime
26 gProtein each
mediumSpice
The coast's favourite fry3 chapters · 2 min read

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
286kcal
26 gprotein
2 gfibre
35minutes

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

Ingredients

4 servings
Ladyfish (kane)6 medium kane, cleaned (about 500 g)
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tbsp Kashmiri or byadgi chilli powder
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp, for heat
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Saltto taste
Rava (semolina)⅓ cup coarse rava
Rice flour1½ tbsp
Coconut oil3 tbsp, for shallow frying

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Make two or three shallow diagonal cuts on both sides of each fish. Rinse and pat dry with a cloth.
  2. 2Mix both chilli powders, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice and salt into a thick paste. Rub it into the cuts and over the fish. Rest 15 minutes.
  3. 3Mix the rava and rice flour with a pinch of salt. Press each fish into it on both sides.
  4. 4Heat the coconut oil in a flat pan on medium. Lay the fish in a single layer and leave the first side alone.
  5. 5Flip once and cook the second side until golden and the flesh at the thickest part is white and flakes easily.
  6. 6Drain on paper for a minute and serve hot with lemon wedges.
Serve it like this

Lay the fish on a banana leaf with lemon wedges and sliced onion, next to rice and fish curry.

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