Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg – Fish (pomfrets or any good fish)
• 4 heaped tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 2 pinches – Turmeric powder
• 1 medium piece – Ginger
• 8 to 10 – Black pepper
• 4 (optional) – Curry leaves
• salt, Oil

Method:

1. Clean the fish properly. If it is a flat fish like pomfret, make cuts across it at 1 inch distance, deep enough to reach the bones.
2. Make a fine paste of ginger, pepper and curry leaves. Mix with the powders and salt. Add few tsps of water to make a thick, smooth paste.
3. Marinate the fish with this paste for half an hour.
4. Then deep-fry or shallow-fry it as you please. The oil will stop crackling when the fish is almost done.
5. Serve it with lime and onion slices. It goes well with rice.

Recipe courtesy of Devi