Fish Fry

Its a long time since I posted a recipe. Has been busy with my work and then got kind of lazy also. So finally though of restarting with my favorite dish :)

Fish is the favorite non vegetarian  item  in our house. I love fish in any forms, be it curry or fry . So here is what u will need.

Ingredients

Fish - tilapia fillet (3 pieces)
Small Onions (button onions) - 5
Chilly Powder - 1 table spoon
Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoon
Fish Masala powder ( I used grandma's fish masala) - 3 tablespoon
Pepper Powder - 1 teaspoon
Lemon Juice - 1 table spoon.
Salt - to taste
Oil for frying

 Marination

Grind the button onions with a little water to form a fine paste.Mix all powders in a bowl with warm water and add the onion paste to this.Mix it together until it forms a thick paste.

Clean the fish pieces( put in vinegar for around 15 minutes, that will remove any bad smell if it has) and cut into pieces of desired size. Make small cuts on both sides of the fish so that masala is absorbed. Marinate the pieces in masala until a  think coating of masala is formed. Keep the marinated fish in freezer for 30 minutes so that the masala will not fall off from the fish during frying.

Frying

You can either deep fry the fish in oil or bake in oven .

If you are deep frying , heat enough oil in a frying pan to cover the fish pieces . When the oil has heated up add the fish pieces. Make sure the pan is not over crowded. Continue frying the pieces on both sides until the pieces are crisp.

If you are baking , then cover the baking tray with aluminum foil and then spread a tablespoon of  oil evenly over the tray. Then keep the fish pieces in the tray and pour few drops of oil on the top of the fish pieces.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and then keep the tray in the middle rack for 20 minutes. Take out and turn to the other side and bake for 10 more minutes
After that take a frying pan and add 1 tablespoon of oil and carefully transfer these fish pieces from the tray and fry until both sides are brown.