Crispy Tilapia Fish Fry in Arabic Style

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Tilapia fish is one the rich food in affordable price. It is called Jilepi fish in Tamil. It is nutritious with high fat, rich protein, iron and calcium like minerals. This fish tastes so good when fried properly. It is so soft inside even after frying it crispy. I was advised by the fisher man at the shop not to make curry with this fish, instead fry it for it to be tasty. I have combined the indian spices with arabic style fish fry.

Here is my recipe for Tilapia fish fy.

Required ingredients:

Tilapia Fish – 600g
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
coriander powder – 1 tsp
Salt – as required
Lemon – 2
Ginger – 1 inch
Garlic – 8 to 10 cloves
Green chilli – 1
Wheat flour – 1/4 cup (or) maida
Oil – 1/4 cup for frying

Preparation Method:

Clean and cut the fish into pieces of size you prefer.
Prepare masala to apply on fish.
Take a bowl and add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, salt and 1 lemon juice. Mix all ingredients well.
Add all fish pieces in bowl with masala.
Coat the masala well on each fish pieces.
Refrigerate this fish for 2 hours.
Lets prepare the topping juice.
Take ginger, garlic, green chilli, 1 lemon juice and a pinch salt in a mixer jar and grind well.
To fry the fish, i prefer to use cast iron pan to shallow fry.
Heat the pan and add about 1/4 cup oil for frying.
Coat the fish pieces with wheat flour.
Place the fish in pan and fry one side.
After one side is cooked slightly, turn to other side and cook.
After the this cooked, flip again and cook.
Remove from pan and pat dry the oil with kitchen towel.
Place the fish in serving tray and squeeze the ginger garlic paste on top of it, in both sides while fish fry is still hot.
This juice gets absorbed in the fish and makes it so tasty.
Serve hot and enjoy the fish fry along with your favorite food.

Stepwise Pictures:

Clean and cut the fish into pieces of size you prefer.
Prepare masala to apply on fish.
Take a bowl and add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, salt and 1 lemon juice. Mix all ingredients well.
Add all fish pieces in bowl with masala.
Coat the masala well on each fish pieces.
Refrigerate this fish for 2 hours.
Lets prepare the topping juice.
Take ginger, garlic, green chilli, 1 lemon juice and a pinch salt in a mixer jar and grind well.
To fry the fish, i prefer to use cast iron pan to shallow fry.
Heat the pan and add about 1/4 cup oil for frying.
Coat the fish pieces with wheat flour.
Place the fish in pan and fry one side.
After one side is cooked slightly, turn to other side and cook.
After the this cooked, flip again and cook.
Remove from pan and pat dry the oil with kitchen towel.
Place the fish in serving tray and squeeze the ginger garlic paste on top of it, in both sides while fish fry is still hot.
This juice gets absorbed in the fish and makes it so tasty.
Serve hot and enjoy the fish fry along with your favorite food.