Ingredients

• 1/2 kg - mussels
• 3 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp - crushed pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1 lime juice
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 4 tbsp

How to Make Fried Mussels

• Remove the mussels from the shell.
• Clean the inside part of the mussel to remove dirt.
• Cut and remove the black part in the bottom of the mussel.
• Clean well and set aside.
• Mix red chilli powder, turmeric powder, crushed pepper powder, salt and lime juice/ little water.
• Marinate mussels with this mixture for 10-15 minutes.
• Heat about 1/2 cup of oil in a kadai.
• When the oil is hot, add one or two marinated mussels at a time and fry on both side, till they are fried and fully cooked.
• Take out of the oil and drain.
• Fry rest of the marinated mussels in the same way.
• Serve as a starter or side dish with rice, rasam, sambar .