Kana masala fry

Ingredients

    Ingredients for marination 

1. Kana fish - 500 gms
2. Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
3. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
4. Salt 

   Ingredients for the gravy

1. Shallots - 30 + 10
2. Tomato - 1 medium
3. Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
4. Fenugreek powder - 1 tsp
5. Ginger - garlic paste - 1 tbsp
6. Tamarind - 1 gooseberry size
7. Curry leaves - 1 twig
8. Oil

 Procedure

1. Clean the fish well.
2. Marinate the fish using the ingredients for marination for 30 minutes.
3. Peel and cut shallots
4. Cut tomato into small pieces
5. Keep aside 10 shallots from this.
6. Pulse the remaining shallots, tomato, red chilli powder, fenugreek powder and ginger and garlic paste in a mixie.
7. In a pan, shallow fry the fish and keep it aside
1. Heat oil in the pan
2. Place the fish and fry one side for 2 minutes
3. Flip the fish to the other side.
4. Fry again for 2 minutes
8. In the same pan, add the cut shallots and curry leaves
9. Fry it till the shallots have browned.
10. Add the ground gravy paste
11. Stir and fry till the raw smell goes away.
12. Add the tamarind juice and salt to this and mix well.
13. Place the fried kana fish into this and cover with the gravy.
14. After a minutes, flip the fish carefully and again cover with gravy. Make sure the fish is completely covered.
15. After few more minutes when the gravy becomes almost dry, drizzle a bit of oil and some more curry leaves.
16. Yummy Kana masala fry is ready to be served with neer dosa or rice.