KERALA KARIMEEN FRY (PEARL SPOTTED FISH FRY)

 

Serves	:	4
Difficulty	:	Hard
Comments	:	Nil
Prepration Time	:	10 Minutes

 

 

Kerimeen or the Pearl Spotted fish is a very tasty and sought after delicacy in Kerala. This is a recipe to prepare Karimeen fry in Kerala style

 

Ingredients

Karimeen, cleaned and slit – 4 nos
Dry red chillies – 10 gms
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Pepper – 5 to 6
Red onions – 5 (small ones)
Garlic – 5 cloves
Oil – As required
Salt to taste
Curry leaves
Lemon

Directions

Smear the fish with some lime juice and keep for some time. Mix the dried chillies, turmeric powder, pepper, onion, garlic and salt and grind it to a fine paste. Smear this paste on the fish and keep it for an hour. Add some oil in a frying pan and fry the fish on both the sides over a low flame. Once fried, remove the fish from the pan. Before serving, decorate it with curry leaves and lemon.