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Tilapia Fry

Tilapia semolina fry
A Konkani style fish fry.  Semolina/Rava crusted fish with garlic.  You can try the same recipe for Mackerel, Sardine and Pomfret as well.  

Ingredients:
Tilapia - 1/2 pound
Semolina/Rava/Sooji - 1/2 cup
Cayenne Pepper/Red chilli powder - 3 tbsp
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp
Tamarind Paste - 1 tsp
Garlic - 4 big cloves
Salt - about 1/2 tsp
Oil

Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, add cayenne pepper, turmeric, tamarind paste, crushed garlic and salt.  Add about 1 - 2 tbsp water and mix all the ingredients well to form a thick paste.
2. Add the washed tilapia pieces in this paste, coat them well.  Keep it covered (preferably refrigerated) for about an hour or more. 
3. Coat the marinated tilapia pieces in semolina.  (You can add salt, cayenne pepper in semolina as well.)  Discard the garlic pieces. 
4. Heat a frying pan and add about 1 tbsp oil.  Shallow fry the semolina coated tilapia pieces till both sides turn nice crisp and semolina turns slightly brown.  Drizzle little more oil if required.  Crispy Rava Fish Fry is ready.
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  1. Umm MymoonahJune 20, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    Wow! looks so crispy and yummy, never tried with semolina, nice idea, thank you for sharing.

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  2. Sushma MallyaJune 20, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    i love it with semolina, it will be so crispy, i have tried using it with prawns but not with fish...will surely try this one next time, and less oily too...

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  3. Priya SureshJune 20, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    Crispy fish fry looks super delicious and tempting..

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  4. HayleyJune 20, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    I am sure fish lovers will be enjoy this awesome dish...looks great!!

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  5. KrishnaveniJune 20, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    never tried like this...actually i like all your konkani recipes...interesting.very nice version. great

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  6. Jayanthy KumaranJune 20, 2010 at 8:31 PM

    sounds yummy...very tempting n crispy...gonna try soon uma.

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  7. hamaarethoughts.comJune 20, 2010 at 10:32 PM

    nice..looks crispy!

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  8. AkankshaJune 20, 2010 at 11:33 PM

    great recipe..I do not eat fish though, but the idea of marinating was good...but what is cayenne pepper?

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  9. UnknownJune 20, 2010 at 11:56 PM

    hi uma how are you this is really nice snacks , crispy snacks yummy

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  10. Hamaree RasoiJune 21, 2010 at 1:18 AM

    I often make fish fries but never tried with semolina. Got to try this version. Very nice idea Uma

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  11. Sarah NaveenJune 21, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    Tilapia is my Fav...this looks so spicy and yummy!!!!

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  12. Suja ManojJune 21, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    Crispy and yummy..adding semolina surely will make it real crispy..
    You have a great space here..following u:)
    Do drop in at my space when ever time permits:)

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  13. PriyaJune 21, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    this is just awesome and made perfectly... love this dish :)

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  14. Malar GandhiJune 21, 2010 at 3:15 PM

    Looks very crispy to me, good to add semolina...looks beautiful too:)

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  15. Suman SinghJune 21, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    woooooooooooow, looks so crispy and tempting..marinating with tamarind pulp and coating with sooji sounds interesting and uinque to me...must try your version sometime..

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  16. HamsiJune 21, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    Thats a yummy crispy fry. Its a new trial with semolina. Hope v can use semolina for other crispy deep fries also. Thanks.

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  17. PranisKitchenJune 21, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    uma really different one from what i make..fish fry with semolina..sure it will be a crispy fry.. looks delicious..tilapia fry with rasamrice wow yummy one

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  18. UmaJune 22, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    Thanks Sarah, Suja, Priya, Malar, Suman, Women-Wisdom, Prani for the encouraging feedback.

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  19. SrideviJune 23, 2010 at 3:36 AM

    Very crisp and delicious......
    We call it as Rava fish fry(semolina fish fry).

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