Fish Tawa fry is a popular restaurant delicacy in Mangalore. This fried fish is served with a spicy sauce known as Tawa masala and perfect to be served with homemade dal and steamed rice.
In Mangalore city, some of the exotic seafood restaurants serve this finger-licking Tawa fry. Moreover, the fish used in this dish should be a big size with more flesh. I would recommend King Fish also known as Anjal or Surmai for making this Spicy Tawa Fry. Apart from King Fish, you can also use Pomfret, big size Sea Bream, or any fish which can be cut into slices or fillets with dense flesh.
Fish Tawa Fry Video
Fish Tawa Fry
A restaurant-style delicacy of spicy fried Anjal/Surmai tawa fry served with delicious and tangy tawa masala infused with aromatic fried curry leaves.
Equipment
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 700-800 grams fish slices or small whole fish king fish, mackerel, pomfret
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- Curry leaves for tawa masala
- Chopped coriander leaves
- Chopped green chilies for garnish
- For red chili paste
- 10-15 dry red chilies as per taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Soak dry red chilies in hot water for 30 minutes.
- Dry roast cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds for 2 to 3 minutes.
- In a mixer grinder, add soaked red chilies, roasted cumin and fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, chopped garlic and salt. Grind to a smooth paste by adding ¼ or less water as needed.
- Take half of the chili paste and marinate the fish pieces for 1 hour.
- Reserve the other half of the chili paste for tawa masala.
- Heat a non-stick or cast iron pan with coconut oil. Shallow fry the marinated fish pieces on low flame for 10 minutes on each side.
- Remove the pieces on a serving plate and keep warm.
- In the same pan, add curry leaves and remaining chili paste mixed with a little water. Fry this masala on low heat for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Pour the masala over the fried fish and serve hot by sprinkling chopped coriander and green chilies.
- This can be served with dal and steamed rice.
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