Kerala Fish Fry

My Dad loved this one!

Ingredients:
1. Fish slices  4-5 of medium size   
2. Ginger & garlic paste – 1- 1 1/2tsp each   
3. Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 – 1 1/2 tsp   
4. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp   
5. Whole pepper – 1/4- 1/2 tsp   
6. Lime juice – 1-2 tsp   
7. Salt   
8. Coconut oil   
   
Method:

• Apply little salt and lime juice on the fish pieces and wash it with water. Drain the water
• Grind together number 2 to 7 ingredients into a fine paste adding a little water
• Make gashes in the fish pieces and marinate the pieces with the ground paste
• Keep the marinated fish for half an hour. 
• Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish pieces.Serve with onion rings and a slice of lime.   

Notes:  The ground paste should not be watery (1/2 – 1 tsp of water is enough while grinding the masala). Fry the fish pieces on low-medium flame. Also you can add some fresh curry leaves while frying the fish pieces.