NETHILI MEEN VARUVAL / FRESH ANCHOVY FRY / ANCHOVY VARUVAL / CRISPY ANCHOVIES FRY / NETHILI MEEN / NETHILI FISH FRY / FISH FRY RECIPE / NON- VEGETARIAN RECIPES / SEAFOOD RECIPES / DEEP FRIED ANCHOVIES / SOUTH INDIAN FISH FRY / TAMIL NADU RECIPES / SOUTH INDIAN RECIPES / நெத்திலி மீன் வறுவல் / மீன் வறுவல் / INDIAN ANCHOVIES / INDIAN STYLE FISH FRY /
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| 10 (large) or 30 small variety | Fresh Anchovies |
| 1 teaspoon | Red Chili Powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon | Coriander Powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon | Turmeric Powder |
| 1 teaspoon | Rice Flour |
| 1/2 teaspoon | Ginger Garlic Paste |
| 1/2 teaspoon or to taste | Salt |
| 1/2 cup | Oil (for deep frying) |
| few drops | Water |
| 1/4 teasppon | Corn Flour/starch (optional) |
First to clean the fish, remove the head by pinching off and if you can remove the guts as well. Wash them thoroughly, strain and set aside. These are large fresh anchovies / nethili meen, we get this variety in India.
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Marinate the fish with red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, rice flour, ginger garlic paste, salt and water. Let it stay for atleast half hour. (You may include corn flour for extra crispy fry & to hold the masala while deep frying)
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Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry them. Make sure the oil is hot enough orelse they will turn soft and start to crumble while frying. Serve with hot with sambar or rasam sadham.
Notes
- 3 – 4 adult servings.
- These fishes smell and taste strong, so please open all the windows before deep frying.
- These were fresh anchovies from a local market in Chennai, India.
- This recipe also suits Smelt & Sardines (very strong fish flavor though)
9 Comments
Being a veggie its new to me but seeing the dish I can tell how it would taste.. Looks grt
This is so tempting and YUMMY dear. I can finish off in no time 🙂
Yuks… smelts will smell like crazy when you fry them… wrong wrong choice… sardines are okay
HI,
Can I use All-purpose-flour(maida) instead of corn flour?
Its just optional and you may skip it. Iam not really sure about All-purpose it might make it more hard.
Hi Mullai,
Can you please suggest which chilli powder to buy? I am using the chilli powder bought from indian store which is dark red and irritating my nose while cooking.
Thanks,
Praveena.
Praveena, some stores carry Aachi/ Sakthi masala brands which are pretty ok. Try to get south Indian brands packed either from TamilNadu or Andhra. Thanks.
hi mullai..
realy nice pictures..makes me want to eat right now..
my husband prefers shallow fry 🙁 is it ok shal i shallow fry them?
Nice to see your posts from india as well…I’m a veggie…can’t comment on the recipe…but pics, presentation and writing….Wonderful as always from you…..