We bought 2 fishes weighing about one kilogram. The shopkeepers clean and cut the fish into pieces for us. After cleaning, the pieces weighed about 800 grams.As you can see in the above pictures, I have separated the fish pieces into two, one containing the pieces from middle section and the other with heads and tails.We made Fish curry with the head and tail pieces and I will use the middle portion for making fish fry.
Take the following ingredients in a bowl3 to 4 teaspoons of Red chilli powder. If you want the fish fry to be more spicy, you can add more2 teaspoons of Fennel seed powderSalt to tasteMix all ingredients together and stuff and cover all sides of the fish pieces with the spices. Allow the fish pieces to marinate for about 15 minutes
Take enough oil in a flat bottomed frying pan and keep over low to medium flameOnce the oil is heated, add the marinated fish pieces one by one to the pan. Keep the flame low to mediumDo not disturb the pieces till the bottom side is partially cooked and the spices stick to them.Once the bottom sides are partially cooked, gently turn over the pieces in oil and allow the other side to cook. You can turn over the pieces few times in the pan for even cooking on all sides
Once the fish pieces are evenly fried in oil, remove the pieces from the pan and place them on an oil absorbing paper.Transfer the fish fry to another vessel and serve as main course. The Snakehead Murrel fish does not have sharp bones, so it is easier for children to eat without the fish bones struck in their throats.
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