Fish fry we often found in many restaurants and at homes also, but dry fish fry , only those who like it ,they cook at home. The fish is very salty as it is marinated in a salt and left to dry in the sun like how we do for pickles. It is not eaten like any fresh fish at our home, few pieces of fish is enough, like a pickle it is eaten with other side dishes. If dry fish is fried , it can be eaten with simple dal and rice. It is cooked without adding salt and chilli to it. It is a very simple and easy dish.
At our home when ever dry fish is bought , we prepare it in many forms like frying, making khar (dry fish grounded with spices and mixed with fried onions), and dry fish curry. You can keep it in the cupboard for many days, if ants are there then can keep it in the fridge.
Ingredients
- Dry fish pieces – 6 to 7
- Oil – 2 tbsp
Method
- First wash the fish , so that you can remove the sand(dirt) or any excess salt comes out, then soak the fish in water for sometime 20min,then wash it again and keep it aside.
- If you want can wipe it with tissue paper to remove water on it, as while frying fish in oil it will not split on you.
- Take a kadai or pan, put oil,1tbsp and when it gets warm, place the fish , fry it, after 1min , turn the fish pieces and cook it.
- You can see in the picture , the colour of the dry fish changes to brown colour.
- Cook well on both sides, in between turn the fish pieces , when it is cooked well, can switch it off. no need to add salt or any masala, just fry it like that itself.
- Cook it on medium flame.
- In between , can drizzle some oil ,if needed. When cooked well on both sides, can remove and keep it aside in a plate.
- After frying the fish, it will not be soft like fresh fish, it will be crispy or little bit hard, the texture. That’s why it is eaten little like a pickle, small piece of dry fish is enough for a member, can be eaten more but depens on you.
- Serve this with plain rice and dal.
Notes
- If you want can marinate the dry fish with little bit of chilli powder.
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