Pan Fried Tilapia is a very simple that comes together very quickly. The advantage of living close to the beach is getting fresh fish from the sea and sometimes even fresh catch. If you are up early, you can get the fish directly from the fishermen before it even reaches the market. The fishes that are more popular back in my hometown are saltwater fishes like sardines, mackerel, kingfish, shrimp, and the like. A marinade with very simple and few ingredients is used to fry them. I use the same marinade for Tilapia bought from the frozen section in the regular store here
Pan Fried Tilapia Ingredients
The marinade for the fried Tilapia or any other fish is very simple. Sometimes the very simple ingredients are what make the fried fish taste great. We will need ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, curry leaves, salt, and a few shallots. Mix them all together to form a nice paste.
How to make the fried Tilapia?
Thaw the fish if frozen and then apply the marinade and let it sit for at least 30 minutes to an hour so it is well marinated. In a deep-bottomed pan heat up some oil. When the oil is hot place the fish one by one and cook on both sides for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Pan Fried Tilapia
Equipment
- 1 Pan deep-bottomed
Ingredients
- 6 Tilapia Fillets
medium sized - 3 tsp Red Chilly powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
- 2 shallot finely chopped
- 5 -6 5-6 curry leaves cut coarsely
- ½ tsp Black pepper coarsely ground
- 1 tsp Salt to taste
- ½ cup oil
Instructions
- Make a marinade of the above ingredients (exclude oil) with a little water
- Thaw the fish if frozen and once thawed,marinate the fillets with the paste for about 30- 45 minutes, the longer the fillets sit in the marinade , the better it taste
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the fish on both sides until done.
- Serve with Rice and enjoy!
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