Goan Fish Fry
Goan Fish Fry is a Goa Indian dinner dish made with kingfish or mackerel steaks, goan red chili powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 25 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~600 kcal
- Course
- Dinner
- Cuisine
- Goa (Indian)
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Ingredients
Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- 4 Kingfish or Mackerel steaks, 1-inch thick
- 2 tbsp Goan red chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tbsp kokum juice or lime juice
- 1/2 cup fine semolina (rawa)
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1/2 cup coconut oil for frying
- Salt to taste
Method
- 1Marinate fish steaks with red chili powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, kokum juice, and salt for 20 minutes.
- 2Mix semolina and rice flour in a shallow plate.
- 3Heat coconut oil in a large flat pan over medium heat.
- 4Dredge each marinated fish steak evenly in the semolina-rice flour mixture.
- 5Gently place the coated fish steaks in the hot oil.
- 6Fry for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown, crispy, and cooked through.
- 7Remove and drain excess oil on paper towels; serve immediately.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
