Spicy Chettinadu Fish Fry

Know About What You Eat -

• Cardiovascular disease - eating fish every week reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke by reducing blood clots and inflammation, improving blood vessel elasticity, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fats and boosting 'good' cholesterol.
• Depression - people who regularly eat fish have a lower incidence of depression (depression is linked to low levels of omega 3 fatty acids in the brain).
• Diabetes - fish may help people with diabetes manage their blood sugar levels.
• Prematurity - eating fish during pregnancy may help reduce the risk of delivering a premature baby.
• Read more: Advantages of Eating Fish Foods - Health Benefits | Medindia http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/fishfood.htm#ixzz2GLGTDjyU

Method :

• Clean the fish and make a small cut in it's stomach to make our masala get in to it :)Take 15 to 17 dried red chillies (Kaintha milagai) ,10 garlic pieces, tamarind - small amt , Sombu / fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon , ginger - 3 slices and salt as per your taste . Grind all these stuffs with little amount of water. ( to make a thick paste)Apply the masala to the surface of the fish and leave it for 1 hour.

• Place Flat pan ( tava ) on stove and add 4 spoons of oil
• As soon as the pan gets hot, drop the pieces of fish on it
• Add more oil, if the pieces seem to get stuck to the pan. Fry for 5
• minutes.
• Reverse the direction of the fish / slices and leave for another 5 Minutes.
• Take the fish and keep it in a tissue for few mins and then serve hot our spicy chettinad fish with your bigu smile :) :)