Ingredients

• 1/2 kg - Fish (pomfrets or any good fish)
• 4 heaped tsp - Red Chilli Powder
• 2 pinches - Turmeric Powder
• 1 medium piece - Ginger
• 8 to 10 - Black pepper
• 4 (optional) - Curry leaves
• salt, Oil

How to Make Spicy Kerala Fish Fry

• Clean the fish properly. If it is a flat fish like pomfret, make cuts across it at 1 inch distance, deep enough to reach the bones.
• Make a fine paste of ginger, pepper and curry leaves. Mix with the powders and salt. Add few tsps of water to make a thick, smooth paste.
• Marinate the fish with this paste for half an hour.
• Then deep-fry or shallow-fry it as you please. The oil will stop crackling when the fish is almost done.
• Serve it with lime and onion slices. It goes well with rice.