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Meen Porichathu (Fried Fish)

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Meen Porichathu (Fried Fish)

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by Sarah Shatz

Meen Porichathu (Fried Fish)

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by pauljoseph

  • Jestei's Testing Notes: As a general rule, I prefer to cook with recipes that use measurements that I understand. But once in a while, instead of a teaspoon of this or a half cup of that, one has to be content with...

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Serves 4

4 fillets of fish (any fish, but firm, flaky white fish like grouper, fluke, U.S. farm-raised catfish or tilapia work well) Ask a question about this ingredient

10gm Chilli powder Ask a question about this ingredient

3gm Turmeric Ask a question about this ingredient

5gm Black pepper Ask a question about this ingredient

½ tsp Ginger garlic paste (or equal parts grated ginger & garlic) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tsp Lime juice Ask a question about this ingredient

Salt to taste Ask a question about this ingredient

Rice flour to coat Ask a question about this ingredient

Oil for shallow frying (something neutral with a high smoke point, like canola or grapeseed) Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Clean, cut and wash the fish. Prepare a thick paste with all remaining ingredients (besides the rice flour and oil) and apply it to the fish. Keep it aside for some time.

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  2. Coat the rice flour into the marinated fish, shallow fry in oil and remove.

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10 Comments on Meen Porichathu (Fried Fish)

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I made this last night and it was incredibly spicy! The pepper was the only thing I could taste. I measured everything precisely with a kitchen scale...is it supposed to be so hot?

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I made this last night (again, yay!) with my Slow Food Oahu cooking club. It was delicious with your cucumber pachadi and coconut cilantro chutney.

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I agree, rice flour is wonderful for frying. It's light but I think its best quality is the crunch it gives the coating.

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We enjoyed this for dinner the other night as well. Thanks for this easy and delicious recipe.

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You are welcome

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I made this for dinner a few nights ago and everyone enjoyed it. What a lovely, easy to put together recipe. Thank you pauljoseph!

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thank you gingerroot

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Thank you Sagegreen this really an award for me

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So glad to see you featured in Jenny's spotlight today!

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gm=gramI 450 grams equal to 1 pound

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