½ kg Pomfret/Mackerel/Tiger Prawns
2 tsp. chilly powder
¼ tsp. turmeric
2 tbsp. lime juice
1 onion finely chopped
3 tbsp. oil
1 tsp Ginger garlic Paste
Few curry leaves
Salt as per taste
Masala ingredients: (To grind)
6 Long chillies
5 Short chillies
1 tsp. cumin
1 small onion
2 flakes garlic
1 small tomato
1 tbsp. vinegar
Method:
Cut ,clean fish and set aside. Mix chilly powder, turmeric, lime juice , Ginger garlic and little salt into a paste with little water if required. Apply this paste on the fish and set aside for about 30 minutes. In a non stick pan heat 1 tbsp. of oil and shallow fry the fish on both the sides till light brown and set aside.
Grind the masala ingredients into a fine paste. Heat 2 tbsp. of oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Fry finely chopped onion with curry leaves till brown. Add the ground masala and fry till you a get good aroma and oil separates from masala. Add salt as per your taste. Place the fried fish over the masala in the pan and coat the fish gently with the fried masala. Cook on slow fire for 5 minutes.
