Stuffed Goan Pomfret Fry

An Authentic Stuffed Goan Pomfret Fry Recipe

Pomfret Fry Recipe is an authentic Gaon cuisine but famous around the world. The reason behind is it's extravagant taste and tempting aroma. Pomfret Fry is light and heavenly in taste with subtle spices and not to forget it's nutritional values which suits taste and health of all age groups.The main reason Pomfret Fry Recipe is becoming popular with each passing day is because its simple to cook yet tastes exotic without addition of much flavours or spices. And not to forget its low in calories coz it is grilled and not fried.I simply adore stuffed pomfret fry especially when its deep fried and little smoky over high flame but these days people are more oil/health conscious so I am writing this recipe which require minimal amount of oil. Here is the recipe.

Note Down The Ingredients

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• 3 Fresh Pomfrets Fish, Washed And Cleaned
• 10 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Tablespoon Garlic Paste
• Cumin Seeds
• 1/2 Cup Lemon Juice Or 1+1/2 Teaspoon Tamarind Pulp
• 2 Cinnamon Sticks
• 1 Cup Coriander Leaves
• 1 Tablespoon Pepper Powder Or 7 To 8 Peppercorn
• 2 Green Cardamoms
• 3 Green Chilies Slit/ 2 Tablespoon Red Chili Powder
• 5-6 Red Kashmiri Chiles
• 1/2 Tablespoon Turmeric Powder
• 3 Tablespoon Oil To Fry
• 4 Tbsp Semolina
• 2 Tablespoon Of Rice Flour
• Salt As Per Taste
• Onion Rings And Lemon Slices To Serve

Method To Cook

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1. Wash and clean the fish properly, keep aside.
2. Incise the promfret with sharp knife, make 3-4 incisions carefully from mouth to tail. Keep aside.
3. Remove the unwanted flesh from the mouth with your hands and discard them.
4. Make a fine and thick paste of garlic, lemon juice, coriander, salt, chilies and other above mentioned ingredients except semolina, flour and oil.
5. Now stuff this red paste into the pomfret also apply the paste on both sides of the fish and set aside to marinate.
6. Refrigrate that marinated fish for 2-4 hrs( you can keep it overnight too).
7. Add oil in pan or tawa. keep the flame low and let the oil heat.
8. Mix semolina and rice flour and coat the marinated fish with the mixture from both sides.
9. Shallow fry on each side till browned.
10. One cooked, drain off excess oil on clean paper kitchen napkins.

Serve hot with rice, pita bread, salad and garnish it with lemon slices, onion rings, mint leaves, coriander leaves and chillies. Enjoy!