Pepper Fish Masala

Pepper Fish Masala is a simple fish preparation which can be served as a great side dish. It is fried fish  sauteed in masala gravy till completely dried up. It is spicy and goes well with rice or fried rice. It does not have much of the fish flavor. I have added a little of garam masala., but  it is optional.You can use any kind of fish..here I have used King fish.

                                                                  

Pepper Fish Masala

Ingredients:

• Fish - 1 lb
• Onions- 2 medium
• Tomatoes- 2 medium
• Ginger- 2 inch thick
• Sesame seeds  - 2 tsp
• Coconut grated- 2-3 tsp
• chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
• Pepper powder- 1 tsp
• turmeric- 1/3 tsp
• coriander  powder- 1 tsp
• Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
• Lemon juice-1/2 lemon
• coriander leaves
• Salt to taste
• oil for frying

Method:

• Marinate fish pieces with turmeric,salt, pepper powder and lemon juice for ten minutes and fry them till done and keep aside. Use boneless bite size pieces .  

• Roast sesame seeds and coconut till browned up and make it into a fine powder.

• In the same pan in which you fried fish add ginger and curry leaves  and saute till the raw flavor disappears.Saute onions till golden brown and add tomatoes and all the dry spices and salt to taste and roast them in low flame. Add three to four  tsp of water and slide in the fried fish and close the lid for a minute. Stir till completely dried up and sprinkle the sesame and coconut powder and garnish  with coriander leaves.