Ayala Fry Recipe / Mackerel Fry Recipe / Curry Leaves Fish Fry Recipe

Hubby loves fish a lot, I make it atleast twice somedays even 4 times a week. He loves anything fishy, but i enjoy eating only fish fry. For me they taste better than fish kuzhambu..You can see quite a few fried fish recipe in this blog..I have anchovies fry, sardine fry, kerala style fish fry, spicy fish fry, fish masala fry, and meen pollichathu..

Very recently hubby bought this ayala meen / mackerel fish. I loved them so much, they are actually bigger than sardine / chala and is so tasty. I have already posted a ayala meen kuzhambu and this one is my latest favourite..I hope it will be your favourite too, you can try this with any of your favourite fish..

Preparation Time : 5 mins

Cooking Time : 5 to 8 mins

Marinating Time: 30 mins

Serves : 4 to 5

Ingredients:

Ayala Meen / Mackerel - 15 (You can use any fish)

Curry Leaves - 2 handful

Ginger - 2 cm piece

Garlic - 4 fat cloves

Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn or to taste

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp

Coriander Powder / Mall Podi - 1 tblspn

Garam Masala Powder - 1 tblspn

Pepper Powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Lemon Juice - 1 tblspn

Coconut Oil - 1/4 cup

Method:

Clean Ayala fish and make deep slits on both sides.

Take all the ingredients except oil and fish in a blender and make it into a fine puree. Once it is nicely blended, taste it to see whether salt and spices are enough. If not add more chilli powder, salt or lemon juice.

Take this in a bowl.

Apply this all over the fish into the slit too.

Marinate this for 30 mins.

Heat coconut oil in a frying pan, add the ayala fish in oil and fry till golden on both sides.

Drain and serve with lemon slices..

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