Marinated Fried Fish

Name: Marinated Fried Fish
Yield: Serves Four to Six
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: salt; lemon or lime wedges, to serve; 5 ml/1 tsp cumin seeds; vegetable oil, for shallow frying; 5 cm/2 in piece fresh root ginger, chopped; 4 red mullet or snapper; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 5 ml/1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 small onion, coarsely chopped; 3 fresh green chillies, finely sliced; 10 ml/2 tsp chilli powder

Preparation info

Serves
Four to Six

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

Infused with spices and fried whole to a crisp outside with a succulent interior, this fish is an Indian Jewish favourite. Serve with turmeric-roasted potato chunks.

Ingredients

1 small onion, coarsely chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
5 cm/2

Asia
India
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a food processor, grind the first five ingredients with salt to a smooth paste. Make several slashes on both sides of the fish and rub them with the paste. Leave to rest for 1 hour. Excess fluid will be released as the salt dissolves, so lightly pat the fish dry with kitchen paper without removing the coating of paste.