VANJARAM MEEN VARUVAL(RESTAURANT STYLE)

Meen varuval is a popular South Indian fish fry made with fresh fish, marinated in spices like red chilly powder, turmeric powder and lemon juice. The fish is shallow-fried until crispy on the outside while staying juicy and flavourful inside. Meen varuval can either be served as an appetizer or as a side dish for rice.

Vanjaram meen varuval or vanjaram fish fry is one of the popular seafood starter, commonly available in any restaurant of Tamil Nadu. Vanjaram or seer fish is well known for its firm and meaty texture. It has a thick boneless steaks, making it ideal for frying and grilling.

ABOUT THE RECIPE:

This recipe is a restaurant style fish fry. The restaurant style fish fry is different from the HOMESTYLE FISH FRY. The marination used in restaurants has very few ingredients, and is deep-fried or shallow-fried. This gives the extra crispy outer to the fish. Whereas, homestyle fish fry is mostly pan-fried with less oil, and has a softer texture to it.

INGREDIENTS FOR VANJARAM MEEN VARUVAL:

• VANJARAM (SEER FISH) – 1 KG
• CHILLY POWDER – 2 TBSP
• CORN STARCH – 1.5 TBSP
• GARAM MASALA – 1 TSP
• GINGER GARLIC PASTE – 1 TBSP
• LEMON JUICE – 1 NO.
• SALT – AS REQUIRED
• OIL – 1/2 CUP

HOW TO MAKE VANJARAM MEEN VARUVAL:

• Clean and wash the fish with salt. Washing the fish with salt helps to eliminate the raw smell of the fish.

• In a large mixing bowl, add the chilly powder, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, corn starch, salt and lemon juice. Add little water at a time and mix it to a thick paste.

• Coat the masala to the cleaned fish. Make sure all the sides are well coated in the masala.
• Let it rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

• After 30 minutes, heat a pan and add 1/2 cup of oil to it.
• Once the oil is heated, add the marinated slice to it.

• On medium-low flame, fry it until it turns dark golden brown color on both sides. It takes around 5 to 6 minutes on one side.
• Once it is fried to dark golden brown in color, transfer it to the plate.

YUMMY AND DELICIOUS VANJARAM MEEN VARUVAL IS READY.

VANJARAM MEEN VARUVAL(RESTAURANT STYLE)

Recipe by foodpassion1513Course: Uncategorized

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Calories

250

kcal

Meen varuval is a popular South Indian fish fry made with fresh fish, marinated in spices like red chilly powder, turmeric powder and lemon juice. The fish is shallow-fried until crispy on the outside while staying juicy and flavourful inside. Meen varuval can either be served as an appetizer or as a side dish for rice.
Vanjaram meen varuval or vanjaram fish fry is one of the popular seafood starter, commonly available in any restaurant of Tamil Nadu. Vanjaram or seer fish is well known for its firm and meaty texture. It has a thick boneless steaks, making it ideal for frying and grilling.

Ingredients

• VANJARAM (SEER FISH) – 1 KG

• CHILLY POWDER – 2 TBSP

• CORN STARCH – 1.5 TBSP

• GARAM MASALA – 1 TSP

• GINGER GARLIC PASTE – 1 TBSP

• LEMON JUICE – 1 NO.

• SALT – AS REQUIRED

• OIL – 1/2 CUP

Directions

• Clean and wash the fish with salt. Washing the fish with salt helps to eliminate the raw smell of the fish.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the chilly powder, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, corn starch, salt and lemon juice. Add little water at a time and mix it to a thick paste.
• Coat the masala to the cleaned fish. Make sure all the sides are well coated in the masala.
• Let it rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, heat a pan and add 1/2 cup of oil to it.
• Once the oil is heated, add the marinated slice to it.
• On medium-low flame, fry it until it turns dark golden brown color on both sides. It takes around 5 to 6 minutes on one side.
• Once it is fried to dark golden brown in color, transfer it to the plate.
• YUMMY AND DELICIOUS VANJARAM MEEN VARUVAL IS READY.