Crispy Surmai Rava Fry

Crispy Surmai Fish Fry

Let’s see how to make crispy Surmai rava fry today. This is a popular fish fry recipe. It is crispy outside and moist and soft inside. The best part of it is you can keep it ready before the time and fry whenever required. Surmai is also known as king mackerel fish. This dish is known for it’s rich flavors and nice and juicy texture. A general complaint while making fish rava fry is that the coating comes off while frying it. Today, I will share a trick to avoid it. This is a real quick and simply delicious recipe. It can be a good starter or side dish. This turns out nice and crunchy outside and moist and soft inside. We already have seen different fish recipes. This is yet another delicious addition to the list. Try this recipe at home and drop a comment for me

The methods of making fish fry may vary from place to place. Here, I am sharing one of the easiest recipes. Though a multi step process, it is worth a try as the end result is super delicious. Are you eager to know more? Let’s start…

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Some Interesting facts about Crispy Surmai Rava Fry :-

This is an age old traditional recipe. While making any fish or chicken fry, the main steps involved are marinating fish. Then making masala paste and rava mixture. Spread masala mixture on marinated fish or chicken and then coat it with rava. And finally shallow fry it and you can enjoy. While shallow frying the masala coating should not come off. For that we are using a trick!!

Crispy Surmai rava Fry

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Serves: 4 People Preparation Time: 30 Minutes Cooking Time: 10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 Calories 20 grams Fat

Rating: 4.5/5

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Ingredients

• 500 gm Surmai
• 1/2 Lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• Finely chopped Coriander leaves
• 6 tsp Red chili powder
• 2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 1/4 tsp black Pepper powder
• 1/4 cup Water
• 1 cup / 100 gm fine Rava
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Instructions

Step 1: Wash surmai really good and wipe extra water on it with a clean cotton cloth or tissue paper. Make sure, you don’t dry the fish completely.

Step 2: Add lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, salt and coriander leaves and coat each piece of fish with this marinate well from both sides.

Step 3: Cover and rest for about 15-20 minutes to marinate.

Step 4: Mix red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt, garam masala and black pepper powder well together in a bowl and add water.

Step 5: Mix well to make paste of it and masala mix for fish fry is ready.

Step 6: Mix rava, red chili powder and salt well together in a bowl and rava for fish fry is ready.

Step 7: Add the masala mix into the marinated fish and coat each piece of fish well with the masala mix from both sides.

Step 8: Coat each side of the well with rava and press it well so that it won’t come off while frying.

Step 9: Heat up a pan on medium heat and add oil.

Step 10: When the oil is smoking hot, turn the gas on medium and drop fish into it.

Step 11: Fry lower side for about 1 1/2-2 minutes and flip the fish over.

Step 12: Fry the other side for another 1 1/2-2 minutes.

Step 13: When the fish is fried well from both sides, take it out, drain excess oil and transfer it on a wire rack. Surmai fish fry is ready.

Notes

• You can serve the surmai rava fry as it is or with some chutney.
• It is a good party starter.

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This is an a multistep yet delicious recipe. This fish fry looks tempting and tastes yummy. You can serve it as it is or with some chutney. It can be a good party starter or a side dish too!!