Nei Meen Varuval is a typical fish fry made with the fish variety called as the Nei Meen. With simple spices and roasting the fish, it makes a wonderful starter or a side dish for rice.
We only buy Vanjaram Meen and sometimes Shankara for gravy. So when there was another variety that will taste great as roast, our help got this Nei Meen. Since I didn't know what variety it was, I asked her what it was and she said it was told her as Nei Sudumbu. On further checking she was confused if it only Nei Meen or it is called Nei Sudumbu. Whatever it is, my kids said it tasted great.
This is the final dish for the final week of BM#105 where I have been doing One Country, One Category.
Nei Meen Varuval
Ingredients Needed
250 gms Nei Meen / Butter Fish
Salt to taste
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
2 tsp Rice Flour
2 to 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
Wash and prep the fish as required. Drain the water.
In a bowl, add all the spices and mix well.
Use little water to make a paste.
Rub the fish with the masala and keep it aside for 10 mins.
Heat a pan with oil, place the fish over it and cook over low flame until both sides are roasted.
Serve with rice
Recipe
Nei Meen Varuval
Ingredients
- 250 gms Nei Meen / Butter Fish
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- A Pinch Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Rice Flour
- 2 to 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
- Wash and prep the fish as required. Drain the water.
- In a bowl, add all the spices and mix well.
- Use little water to make a paste.
- Rub the fish with the masala and keep it aside for 10 mins.
- Heat a pan with oil, place the fish over it and cook over low flame until both sides are roasted.
- Serve with rice
You can make this Apollo Fish Fry as well.
Pavani says
That is a very easy to make fish fry. Rice flour in the spice mix gave a nice crispy skin to the fish.
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
There are lot of names for our Indian ingredients naa be it vegetables or fish especially the varieties are so much. Glad your kids liked it.
Vaishali Sabnani says
I didn’t know you made fish too ! I thought it was always chicken . I am sure it was a treat for all .
Amara says
Nice blend of spices there Valli. Fish looks delicious. My son would love them.
Harini Rupanagudi says
I didn't know that you cooked fish as well. Glad the kids liked it.
Rajani says
The marinade masalas would have made this a tasty One for the kids!