Malvani fish fry
Malvani fish fry, from above
Non vegMaharashtra

Malvani fish fry

Spice, rava, hot oil. The crunch they hear three tables away.

35 minTime
28 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Konkan crunch3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
348kcalsame
28 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
35minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Fish500 g surmai or pomfret, in 1 cm slices
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Saltto taste
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tbsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tsp
Rava (semolina)½ cup fine rava
Rice flour3 tbsp
Coconut oil3 tbsp, for shallow frying

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Wash the fish and pat it very dry. Rub with salt, turmeric and lemon and leave for 10 minutes.
  2. 2Mix the chilli powders, coriander powder and ginger garlic paste with a few drops of water into a thick paste. Coat the fish and rest 15 minutes.
  3. 3Mix the rava and rice flour with a pinch of salt and press each slice into it on both sides.
  4. 4Heat the coconut oil on a tawa over medium. Lay the fish in and fry 3 to 4 minutes a side, without moving it until it is time to flip.
  5. 5Drain briefly and serve hot with sol kadhi, rice, onion rings and lemon.
Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

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What goes with Malvani fish fry: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Malvani bangda curry40 min
With a main Pav bhaji45 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
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