Tava Fish Fry

INGREDIENTS:

• Fish-500 gm
• Small/big onion-100 gm-tomato 50 gm-coarsely grind them into thick paste
• Tamarind-half lemon size(25gm)-make thick paste of tamarind
• Coconut powder/scrapings half cup
• Sombu (aniseed) powder-1 tsp
• Red chilli powder-3 tsp
• Coriander powder 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder-half tsp
• Salt to taste
• curry-leaves
• cooking oil – 8 tsp

METHOD:

1. Clean and slice 500 gm of fish suitable for frying in tava.  Suitable fish varieties: Seer(Vanjiram), Pomfret(Vowval), Seabass)Koduva), Saw/gur (Kola), Crab (nandu)
2. Grind coconut and sombu into thin paste. Add all other items and mix well into a thick paste.Dip fish slices in this paste for 30 minutes.
3. Heat a tava and add 4 tsp oil. Place the coated-slices of fish  on the tava and cover it with a lid for a minute and remove the lid. Continue to fry till golden brown and turn the slices upside down and fry till golden brown. Add oil as and when necessary.