Andhra Fish Fry

• servings: 1 serving
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Oil (or ghee)

250 grams (8 ounces) fish fillet (or steak)

¼ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)

⅛ teaspoon turmeric

1 tablespoon Lemon juice (or as needed)

¾ teaspoon ginger garlic paste (or ½ tsp each fine grated)

½ to ¾ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder (cut down for kids or use black pepper for low heat)

¼ to ½ teaspoon garam masala

1 sprig curry leaves (optional or use 1 tbsp chopped cilantro/coriander leaves)

Directions

Mix the spices: Mix together chili powder, garam masala, salt, ginger garlic, turmeric and lemon juice in a small bowl. Taste test to check the spice and salt levels. Adjust as required. Pat dry the curry leaves or coriander leaves to avoid spaltters.

Prep-up the fish: Pat dry the fish if required and apply the spice paste. Keep this aside for 10 minutes (no longer).

Fry the fish: Heat a small pan with oil or ghee. When the oil turns hot enough, place the fish and let cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Gently turn it to the other side using a turner and add the curry leaves.

Fry till it is cooked through completely. You know it is done when the fish flakes easily with the prick of a fork. The internal temperature should reach 145 F or 63 C in the thickest part of the fish.

Serve fish fry with onion wedges.

Nutrition

• Calories: 128 kcal
• Total Fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 62 mg
• Sodium: 71 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 1 g
• Protein: 25 g