Fish Fry Recipe - Kerala Style Fish Split

Step 1: To begin making the Meen Varuthathu Recipe - Kerala Style Fish Fry, wash and clean the fish well

Step 2: Drain off the excess water

Step 3: Set aside

Step 4: In a mixing bowl, make a thick paste of all the ingredients under “for the Marinade” including ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, black pepper powder, lemon, salt adding a little water

Step 5: Coat the spice mixture over the fish steaks well

Step 6: Set aside for 30-40 minutes

Step 7: Heat a frying pan with the oil, add the curry leaves and allow to splutter for a few seconds

Step 8: Once the curry leaves are spluttered, immediately add the fish fillets, and shallow fry the fish till done and crisp on the outside

Step 9: Flip the fillet to even brown on the other side also

Step 10: Make sure to fry the fish over medium low heat so that they crisp up

Step 11: Serve Meen Varuthathu Recipe as an appetiser with Steamed Rice, Kerala Chicken Curry and Snake Gourd Thoran and Paruppu Podi