Spicy pan-fried fish

Spicy pan-fried fish

Pan-frying is a very tasty and quick way to make fish. To tell the truth, fish is not an all-time-favourite at our home. But when done this way, even the “I-don’t like fish-person” over here eats up much more fish than we wish for!!!!

I keep a big batch of this spice on hand. The amount I have given makes about a cup of spice mix. To start, toast whole spices. We do this in microwave. Microwave the spice (individually) in a plate, in single layer for 1-2 minutes. Do this in 30 minute increments stirring every time. Cinnamon took only 30 seconds and red chillies took 1 minute. The other whole spices needed 2 minutes each. Let the spices cool and powder in a coffee grinder. Clean, wipe and slit the fish. Mix 2 tbsp. of dry spice mix with oregano, turmeric and salt. Rub onto the fish.

Heat a cast iron skillet. Add 1 tbsp. each of olive oil and butter. When the oil start shimmering, add the fish. Cover and cook on high heat for 5 minutes. Then lower the heat and cook till the fish is cooked through. Flip, cook over high heat, then over low heat. Remove and serve with thin slices of lemon and red onion.