Surmai Tawa Fry (Seer Fish fry)
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3
 
Ingredients
  • 8 fillets of Surmai (Seer Fish)
  • First Marination:Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 medium sized onion cut into cubes
  • 1 tbsp red chili (byadagi) powder
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 and ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 and ½ tsp black peppercorn
  • 10-12 curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 and ½ tsp salt
  • Cooking Oil
Instructions
  1. First Marination of Surmai (Seer Fish): In a large bowl, marinade fillets with turmeric powder,1/2 tsp salt, lime juice.
  2. Apply the marinade evenly on all the fillets.Marinate for 10 minutes.
  3. Make masala paste for second marination
  4. Put onions in a grinder jar,Add ginger-garlic paste, black peppercorns,red chili powder,coriander seeds, cumin seeds,curry leaves, 1 and ½ tsp salt.
  5. Make fine and thick paste which can be applied as a second marinade.Apply this marinade evenly on all the fillets.
  6. Allow the fillets to marinate for 30-45 mins.You can keep them in refrigerator.
  7. After 30 minutes of marination, remove the fillets from refrigerator.
  8. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan. Shallow fry the fillets.
  9. Cook the underside for 4-5 mins and then flip to cook from other side.
  10. When fillets are cooked from both sides, take them out from the pan.
  11. Fry all the fillets in batches.
  12. Surmai tawa fry can be relished with Rice or Finger Millet Bhakri(flat bread).
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/surmai-tawa-fry/