Fish Fry

No food Blog ,nor any Goan Non-Veg Meal is complete without FISH FRY.Here is the simple recipe for it....

Ingredients
1/2kg Fish of your Choice(I used Sole/lep and Chonak)
For Paste
2tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
1tsp turmeric powder
Salt for taste
11/2 tbsp Chilli powder
1 tbsp Kokum juice or lime juice or Tamarind water
For Coating
1/2 cup Semolina/Rava mixed with rice flour.
For Frying
Oil 

The pictorial

Buy  Fresh fish of your Choice

Mix Ginger Garlic paste, turmeric powder

Salt ,Chilli powder,Kokum juice or tamarind paste or use Rechiad paste

Marinate the cleaned and washed fish in masala paste for 15mins

Dip in Rawa (Semolina)/Rice flour 

In a Skillet,Heat Oil and shallow fry Fish of your Choice.

Fish will change color after sometime

Turn around to other side and let fry.

Remove the  fried fish on kitchen towel or newspaper to absorb the excess oil.

Carry on with the same process with other type of fish.Clean ,Wash,Marinate,Fry and Relish :) . Serve Hot with Fish Curry and Rice.

Ambot Tik(Fish Sour & Spicy)

This fiery Curry preparation of Seafood is a bit more spicier than usual curry hence the name ambot tik means hot n sour.Ambot tik is savoured with Chapati(Indian Bread)/Bhakari (Indian bread made by mix of 2 or more cereals) or Rice.

Ingredients
500gm squids/Mackerels/Sardines/Shark/Or fresh water fish (saye Nistye/Nustem)
1 large Onion finely chopped
1 medium Tomato ,de-seeded and chopped very finely(optional)
1 tbsp Lemon juice
1 tsp Turmeric
Salt as per taste
3-4 Amsol/kokum rinds
Oil for frying
Coriander for Garnishing
Ingredients For Paste
3 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
12 kashmiri or 15 betki Chillies
1" Cinnamon
1tsp cummin Seeds
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp white pepper powder or 8-10 peppercorns
Vinegar enough to grind the paste

Method

Step1- Clean Fish,remove  the entrails and cut into desired size ,Wash and apply Salt ,Turmeric and Lemon juice keep aside to marinate for 15 Min's .
Step2- Meanwhile Grind the above ingredients to make paste with as little vinegar as possible.
Step 3- In a shallow pan,heat a tbsp oil on a slow flame,add to it chopped onion saute till golden brown ,add chopped tomato and fry till oil oozes out from sides. Next add the ground masala paste and saute for a while.
Step 4 - Its time We add our marinated fish along with all its juices,add water as desired but consistency of this gravy should not be thin .Cook for 10 minutes or till fish is done .Check for seasoning add salt and kokum according to preference...put off the flame garnish with coriander leaves ... and serve with  hot rice or chapatis :)