Easy Rava Fish Fry recipe restaurant style made at home. The fish is crispy from the exterior and succulent from within. The taste is tangy, spicy and the subtle flavor coming from the fish. I have used king fish slices also known as surmai in India but you could use any firm flesh fish like salmon, bassa, pomfret etc for this recipe.
Rava fish fry is a popular dish across all sea-food joints. I had made this specially for my parents and my father complimented the taste is better than the ones you get out. He also stated there are other joints who also sell this fish as tandoori fish fry however they are fooling people 😉 as this is not a tandoori recipe.
We love fish so make various styles and kind of fish at home. You could make this recipe as a starter or a side dish or even accompaniment with meals. I love to squeeze some lime, eat raw onion and eat my fish with pav (buns) or eat with rice and curry.
There are various version to make this recipe. As rava fry is made differently at Konkan, Goa, Kerala and Mumbai. My version is close to the restaurant ones. We also make goan rava fry but the spices are different for marination then used for this recipe. Also the ingredients which goes in frying this fish could be easily found in your kitchen.
Let’s make rava fish fry recipe stepwise:
1. Marinate the fish slices gently with the marination ingredients. Place aside for 5 mins.
2. Combine all the spice powder and ginger-garlic paste into a mixing bowl. Mix all nicely until they are blended well.
3. Rub the red paste all over the fish. Allow to rest for 15 mins.
4 Mix semolina and rice flour on a dish. Coat the fish from all sides with semolina and rice flour mixture.
5. Heat oil in a shallow pan. Once oil is hot shallow fry the fish from both sides until golden brown from both sides on medium heat.
6. Serve rava fish fry with lemon wedges and green chutney or with your meals.
If you love fish then do check more recipes on blog like mandeli fish fry, green fish fry, dry bombay duck fry, fish recheado recipe, goan shark fry, goan prawn fry and goan pomfret fry.
Rava Fish Fry recipe and printable version below:
- For marination:
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 lemon juice
- salt as required
- For the red paste:
- 1 tbsp kashmiri red chili powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1.5 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1/2 tbsp garam masala powder
- For the rawa fry:
- 2 tbsp oil or as required for shallow frying the fish
- 3-4 kingfish slices large or medium sized (surmai)
- 1/2 cup fine semolina
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- Marinate the fish slices gently with the marination ingredients. Place aside for 5 mins.
- Combine all the spice powder and ginger-garlic paste into a mixing bowl. Mix all nicely until they are blended well.
- Rub the red paste all over the fish. Allow to rest for 15 mins.
- Mix semolina and rice flour on a dish. Coat the fish from all sides with semolina and rice flour mixture.
- Heat oil in a shallow pan. Once oil is hot shallow fry the fish from both sides until golden brown from both sides on medium heat.
- Serve rava fish fry with lemon wedges and green chutney or with your meals.
Saurabh says
Great recipe! It is simple, uses easy-to- find ingredients, and has great flavor.
maria says
Thanks Saurabh.
Juliana Pinto says
Very good recipe. Fish turned crispy and tasty.??
maria says
Pleased to know this thanks Juliana 🙂 for positive views.
Rajashri says
What is the alternative for rice flout?
maria says
Rajashri there is not alternative for rice flour but you can try adding corn flour instead.
Vatsala says
Thank so much for this lovely recipe, I tried n it was yummy ?
maria says
Pleased to know this Vatsala thank-you for your positive words glad you liked the rava fish fry 🙂