Spicy Fried Fish With Homemade Fish Masala#SundayFunday

Perfect spicy fried fish to enjoy this as an accompaniment to a main course meal. Have a fry fish masala and this is quick to make.

Ingredients
For The Homemade Fish Masala 
1½ Tablespoons Cumin seeds
2 Tablespoons Coriander seeds
1½ Teaspoons Ajwain
½ Tablespoons Salt or to taste
6 Whole Kashmiri Red Chillies
½ Tablespoon Turmeric powder
1 Tablespoon Red Chilly powder
¼ Teaspoon Yellow Food Color
3 Tablespoons Besan
½ Teaspoon Garlic powder
1 Teaspoon Dried Green Chilli - optional
Other Ingredients
1 Tablespoons Lemon juice
½ Tablespoon Vinegar
1 Egg
½ Tablespoon Green Chilly paste
535 Grams Fish Slices - I used Pomfret
Oil for frying


Method
For The Homemade Fish Masala

Dry roast the cumin seeds, coriander seeds for a minute. Then add the ajwain and continue to dry roast until fragrant. Now add the dried whole red chillies and roast for a two minutes or until they are warm to touch. Switch off the flame and let this cool.

In mortal & pestle or a small mixer jar add dry roasted spices & powder them. To this add the salt, red chilli powder, dried green chilli, garlic powder, turmeric powder, yellow food color, besan and pluse the mixer 2 to 3 times or until well mixed.  

Fish masala is ready (for 1 kg fish). Can be stored in an airtight jar for up to a month or more in your pantry shelf.

To Prepare The Fish Fry

In a bowl, add prepared fry fish spice mix, tamarind pulp, vinegar, egg, green chilli paste & whisk well. Add 3 tablespoons of the prepared fish masala and mix well. Apply this to the fish pieces well and marinate for 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the fish till golden on both sides. Serve hot.

Labels: Fish, Fried, Sunday Funday, Homemade, Fish Masala, Indian 

Sunday Funday

Spice & Herb Mixes

• Chinese Five Spice Powder by Food Lust People Love
• DIY Country Gravy Mix by Palatable Pastime
• Homemade Garam Masala by Mayuri's Jikoni
• Homemade Taco Seasoning by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Italian Herb Blend by Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Sicilian Pesto by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Spicy Fried Fish With Homemade Fish Masala by Sneha's Recipe 

Keto Fried Fish In Whey Protein Powder#FishFriday

This is crisp, flaky, low carb, gluten free version of fried fish, which we would normally use flour to coat the fish. This keto version is delicious on it’s own right, perfect for an easy, yet super comforting keto meal!

Serves One
Ingredients 
For The Marination 
200 Grams Fish Fillet 
¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 
¼ Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice 
Salt to taste 
For The Coating 
½ An Egg - beaten 
Unflavored Whey Protein Powder - as required 
Coconut Oil - as required for frying

Method 

Marinate the fish with all the given ingredients and refrigerate it for at least 20 minutes.
Heat coconut oil in a cast iron skillet for shallow frying.

Dip the marinated fish in egg then sprinkle whey protein powder on each side of the fish, pressing it lightly so that the fish is well coated with it on each side.

Fry it on medium flame till golden on each side. Just poured the remaining egg on top (did not want to waste it).

Enjoy with salad at the sides.

Labels:  Fried, Fish Friday, Keto, Flourless, Serves One, Seafood/Fish

For Fish Friday this month our theme is "Battered & Crusted".    

Air Fryer Crispy Coconut Shrimp from Karen’s Kitchen Stories

Cremant Wine Battered Perch: Michigan and French Classics Collide from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Crispy Catfish Nuggets from Palatable Pastime

Crunchy Oven Baked Butterflied Shrimp from Food Lust People Love

Keto Fried Fish in Whey Protein Powder from Sneha’s Recipe

Are you a food blogger who would you like to join Fish Friday Foodies? We post and share new seafood/fish recipes on the third Friday of the month. To join our group please email Wendy at wendyklik1517 (at) gmail.com. Visit our Facebook page and Pinterest page for more wonderful fish and seafood recipe ideas.  

Fried Surmai Fish With Surmai Chinchoni#FishFriday

This is without coconut and oil. In this recipe the 'chinch' or the sourness comes from tamarind. This is tangy and lightly spicy curry. This can be had with steamed rice or Hand Breads (Apas) -East Indian.

I had purchased a small seer/surmai fish, cut two slices of the fish for frying and remaining used to make a curry.
Serves 2
Ingredients
3 -4 Pieces Seer Fish / Surmai
500 ml water
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Teaspoons Tamarind paste

For the Masala Paste 
8 - 9 Dried Red Kashmiri chillies
5 Big Cloves Garlic - roughly chopped
1 Teaspoon Heaped Cumin seeds
1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
2 Teaspoons Rice - washed
For the Fried Fish
2 Slices Seer Fish / Surmai
2 Tablespoons Of The above ground masala
Salt to taste
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice

Oil as required for frying
Method
Soak red chillies in hot water for 1 hour. Drain and grind with remaining masala ingredients to a smooth consistency, gradually adding 3-4 tablespoons of water, or as required.

Wash fish and set aside to drain. 

In a pan or mud vessel (which we East Indians call it a treezal), add the ground masala, tamarind paste, water and over low flame, let this boil for 10 to 15 minutes. 

Adjust the consistency of the gravy and sourness accordingly, then only add the fish. After 15 minutes add fish and bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 7 - 8 minutes or until the fish is cooked. Serve hot with steamed rice and the fried fish.

For the Fried Fish

Wash and pat dry the slices of fish and then mix the salt and lemon juice to the ground masala. Apply this well to the fish and keep it aside for 15 minutes. Then fry it in a cast iron pan with a tablespoon or two of oil, till done on both sides. 

Labels: Chinchoni, East Indian, Seafood/Fish, Curry, Oil Free, Tamarind, Main course, Seer Fish , Surmai

Fish Friday Foodies - November 2021 
Today we are sharing favorite recipes for Seasonal Fish and Seafood.

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Bay Scallop Chowder
Sneha’s Recipe: Fried Surmai Fish With Surmai Chinchoni
Palatable Pastime: Pan Fried Oysters
Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Roasted Salmon Over Sage-Scented Stuffing with a Cranberry Relish
Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Stir-Fried Scallops and Broccoli 

Wasabi Prawn On Air Fryer Sweet Potato Roundles#FishFriday

Japanese are very artistic when comes to the  serving  their food.  Wasabi prawns traditionally are deep fried, topped with the sauce, super delicious. As you bite into these appetizers you will feel the sweet and crispiness of the sweet potato, spicy, sharp taste of the horse radish and the tingling flavor of wasabi mayo. 

They are blast of flavors in your mouth and you will not be able to stop at one or two, you'll stretch your hand to have more, that, I can assure you. So prepare more that you can imagine if you are making these for a party.

I have used Wasabi Mayo that comes in a tube which is a prepared paste. Do try these you will love them.

Ingredients
150 Grams Cleaned Prawns- tail shell intact and de-veined
3 Tablespoon Corn Flour 
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice 
½ Teaspoon salt
Oil required for deep frying

For Serving
Wasabi Mayo
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chips

Method 

Wash and pat dry the prawns. In a bowl mix the lemon juice, salt, corn flour and red chilly powder well. Add the prawns and toss them well so that they are coated with flour. Keep them aside for 15 minutes.

Heat the oil in small deep frying pan when hot, add only two prawns at a time and fry them for just two minutes on each side ( if you over fry them they will become rubbery and dry out, they will not be juicy) . So fry them in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep aside on a kitchen towel to drain the excess oil.
For serving

Arrange the sweet potato roundels in a serving plate, squeeze a teaspoon of the wasabi paste, place the prawns as shown in the pic. Pick and enjoy, makes perfect Amuse Bouche.

Serve warm with the wasabi dressing.

My Notes

Drain the prawns properly. They should be ''dry'' and not dripping in water when you begin. It is best to leave it in a colander for 10 minutes which will allow the water to drain and then pat it dry with kitchen paper before starting to fry.

Air Fryer Sweet Potato 

Lables: Starters, Seafood/Fish, Prawns, Shrimps, Fried, Japanese, Fish Friday, Amuse Bouche, Party pleasers

December 2020 Fish Friday event the theme is Amuse-bouche, our host is Camilla M. Mann of Culinary Adventures with Camilla 

• An Amusing Mouthful: Grilled Prawns with Caviar Lime by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Crab Bites by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Drunken Shrimp by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Egg and Tapenade Toasts with Anchovies by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs by Making Miracles
• Wasabi Prawn On Air Fryer Sweet Potato Roundles by Sneha's Recipe

East Indian Fried Dry Bombil Masala#FishFriday

Dry Bombils are eaten mainly during the rainy season. A few years back it used to rain so heavily that no fish was available in the market so my mother use to fry these dry bombils masala.

In Bombay these are readily available, mostly brought during winter, then cleaned, dried again in the sun and then stored for use  through out year. In this recipe, we fry the bombils after marinating it with freshly ground red masala. These can be frozen and fried whenever required, stays good for months. This is my real comfort food, whenever I want something tasty, spicy and crispy.

Ingredients
10 - 12 Thick Dried Bombay Ducks/Bombils - cleaned
8 - 10 Dried Kashmiri Red Chillies
1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
8 Big Cloves Garlic
½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder
Salt To Taste
½ Cup + 2 Tablespoon Vinegar
Oil as required for frying

Method

Wash the bombay ducks/bombils well in water, then soak in vinegar for 10 - 15 minutes. 

Now clean them by cutting the stomach, tail and fins with a kitchen scissors.

Soak the red chillies in warm water for 30 minutes. Squeeze out the water and some of the seeds too.
In a small grinding jar add the red chillies , cumin seeds, garlic and turmeric powder. Grind this to a fine paste adding 2 tablespoons vinegar. Do not add too much water, while grinding can add 2 tablespoons, if necessary add more vinegar and grind this to a fine paste. Add salt, grind it again so that it well mixed. 

Take the soaked bombils from the vinegar solution and apply this ground paste to it well. Then take a meat mallet and lightly flatten them. At this stage you can freeze them in a single layer in an airtight container. Keep them aside for 10 - 15 minutes.

Heat oil in a broad frying pan , add 2 - 3 tablespoons of oil, arrange the bombay ducks and fry them on medium low flame till they are crisp and brown on one side

then flip them and fry till that side too is crisp and brown. 

Fried Dry Bombil Masala is ready to eat.

Enjoy this with just dal rice or even roti sabzi, they taste delicious.
My Notes
You can also use this Vindaloo Masala, add about 2 - 3 tablespoons and grind with garlic, salt and vinegar.

Labels: Seafood/Fish, Dried Bombils, Bombay Duck, 
East Indian, Fried, Vindaloo Masala, Fish Friday, Comfort Food , Main Course 

Fish Friday Foodies
Comfort Food Recipes

Hosted by Sue Lau
Bourride from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Cheesy Mixed Seafood Gratin from Food Lust People Love
Crab and Rice Croquettes from Palatable Pastime
Creamy Crab Soup from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Creamed Salmon from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
East Indian Fried Dry Bombil Masala from Sneha's Recipe
Fish Po' Boy Sandwich from Making Miracles
Popcorn-Battered Fried Fish, Remembering Oklahoma, and Kids in the Kitchen from Culinary Adventures with Camilla 

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Smoked Whole Pomfret Fish Fry#FishFriday

In early days smoking was used as a method of preservation, the fish being salted and then smoked or dried. Today it is a popular way of adding flavour to the fish. This delicious smoked fish has a lovely aroma. This is first time I am smoking fish at home. My mother used to fry fish on a cast iron tawa and on coal fire, so this flavor was naturally acquired by the fish. 

Thanks to Stacy our host for this month's Fish Friday Foodies challenged to "Smoke your own or use smoked fish in a recipe" so I smoked this fish at home. It brought fresh memories of days I ate this smoked fish and did not think about the awesome flavor the smoke render's. How many things I too for granted. 

Ingredients
1 Medium Whole Pomfret
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Salt
For The Marination
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Black pepper powder
1/2 Teaspoon Garam masala powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Besan/Chickpea Flour
A Juice Of One Small Lemon
A Piece Of Coal for smoke
Oil as required for frying
Method

In a bowl of water add vinegar and salt , place the fish in this water for 15 minutes. Drain the water rub the fish to remove any scales and wash it in fresh water two times. Pat dry the fish.  

In a bowl mix all the ingredients under marination well.
Marinate the fish well by rubbing it well into the cuts. Cling wrap it and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.

After that light the coal and place a foil piece in the fish , place the coal on it and drizzle a teaspoon of oil on it. 

Cover the plate with a tight lid and set it aside for 15 minutes.

Heat a frying pan with oil and fry the fish till brown on both sides.

Perfectly fried and yet juicy!!

Enjoy!! 

The smoky flavor works perfectly in this fish, yum...mm!

Labels :  Pompfret  Fish, Whole Fish, Seafood/Fish, Fish Friday,  Fried , Smoked

Fish Friday September 2020  

• Gougères Stuffed with Smoked Salmon Mousse from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Smoked Fish Dip from Veggies First Then Dessert
• Smoked Salmon Club Sandwich from Making Miracles
• Smoked Salmon Stuffed Deviled Eggs from Food Lust People Love
• Smoked Salmon Quiche from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Smoked Whitefish Dip from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Smoked Whole Pomfret Fish Fry from Sneha's Recipe
• Yubuchobap - Smoked Salmon Sushi Pockets from Palatable Pastime

Are you a food blogger who would you like to join Fish Friday Foodies? We post and share new seafood/fish recipes on the third Friday of the month. To join our group please email Wendy at wendyklik1517 (at) gmail.com. Visit our Facebook page and Pinterest page for more wonderful fish and seafood recipe ideas.

Dhuska - Deep Fried Pancake/Puri

Dhuska is a traditional cuisine very popular in North India, a specialty of Jharkhand and Bihar. No festival is complete without it. 

Dhuska, is a kind of deep fried pancake/puri. This recipe is good for breakfast or as a snack, we had this for our lunch with Ghugni ( Dried White Vatana/ White Peas Curry) with is a classic combo for this.

1 Cup = 200 Ml
Serves 4 - 5
Ingredients
1 Cup Rice - I have used normal cooking rice
½ Cup Chana Dal
¼ Cup Urad Dal.chana
2 Green Chillies
¾ Inch Ginger
2 Tablespoons Chopped Coriander Leaves
1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
¼ Teaspoon Asafoetida
½ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
¾ Teaspoon Himalayan Salt or to taste
¾ Cup Water - for grinding/making the batter
Method

Wash and soak each chana dal, 

urad dal and 

rice separately. Soak them in water for 2 -4 hours ( I soaked them for 2 hours).
After soaking for 2 hours drain all the water from it.
Grind each of them separately in a small grinder jar.

Grind the urad dal first with 

add just a tablespoon of water to a fine paste. Remove this into a bowl.

Grind the chana dal along with green chillies and ginger 

 to a fine paste, ( again by adding a tablespoon of water). Remove this too into the same bowl, along the urad dal paste.

Grind the rice in two batches

to a fine paste. 

Pour this into the ground dal bowl ( total quantity of water used to grind and make the batter is ¾ cup). 

Now add cumin seeds, asafoetida, turmeric powder, salt, chopped green coriander.

Mix all the ingredients well. Whisk the batter well, add the remaining water to make a slightly thick batter, Keep aside.

Heat oil in a medium deep frying pan . Do not add too much of oil just enough to cover the dhuska on medium high flame. Add the batter using a round spoon into the hot oil. 

When it puff up, flip and fry it on both side till golden. brown, ( see notes). Drain them out once they are fried and fry rest of the dhuska's.

Dhuska's are ready!! 

Enjoy!!

Serve it with Ghugni ( Dried White Vatana/ White Peas Curry) or any chutney. 

Enjoy, very simple & delicious!!
My Notes
Dhuska batter is never fermented. 

Since you fry them in little oil these take long time to finish frying all the dhuska's , so what I did, is that, 

in a broad frying pan, heat little oil and when they were fried on one side, 

transferred it to this pan let them fry on medium heat till they were cooked and 

golden brown on both sides, see how puff and beautiful they look.
Labels: Fried, Flatbread, Puris, Vegan, Gluten free, North Indian, Jharkhand, Bihar, Snack, Main course, Breakfast