Deep Fried Fish With Turmeric And Ginger

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I can say that fried fish is cooked almost everyday for our lunch menu. Be it turmeric fried fish, unseasoned fried fish or boiled fried fish, lunch may not feel complete without it. In the restaurants also there will be crispy spicy fried fish or crispy turmeric fried fish in trays for the costumers to choose for their lunch menu. Hot and crispy fried fish is a very suitable partner to the hot steaming white rice. And today I am going to share the turmeric fried fish recipe for people who have not tried this dish yet to try them. It is a quite easy recipe.

The taste of this fried fish is, soft inside and crispy outside. Some people love their whole fried fish to be crispy until the bones become edible. Some prefer it less crispy. Usually this fried fish dish is crispy outside and a bit tender inside. The marinade add flavor to the fish and in the same time decrease the fishy taste of the fish. The crispier the fried fish the less fishy taste it will have. The fish used also must be well cleaned and strained well before being marinated. 

Turmeric is well known for its benefits for health and beauty. We can find about the benefits in many internet articles. It is believed that turmeric can help to improve blood circulation and is also anti-bacteria. Eating turmeric occasionally may be good for our health.

This recipe is quite simple. The simplest version is by marinating the fish with turmeric powder and salt for at least 10 to 15 minutes and deep fry it. It is a modernized version of this recipe. Some people also add the chili pepper powder to the marinade. However here I will share the most original version that I know. (I asked an aunt, but there may be a more original version of this recipe out there). You can use almost any type of fish but here I am going to use mackerel for example.   

Deep fried fish with turmeric and ginger. I am sorry the orientation of the photo is a bit off. 

Ingredients
  • 3 mackerels of medium size ( about 6 inch long )
  • 1/2 inch fresh turmeric
  • 1/2 inch fresh ginger
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 shallot ( optional )
  • 2 teaspoon salt
Some of the marinade ingredients.

Marinated fish. 

Method
  • Clean the fish and make 2 slits on each side. 
  • Pound all other ingredients with mortar and pestle or food processor until a coarse paste formed. 
  • Marinate the fish with the paste for at least 15 minutes, up to 1 day (refrigerate). 
  • Then, deep fry the fish. Make sure the oil is hot enough or you may get a less crispy fried fish. You can also choose not to deep fry it but the taste and texture will differ (become stiffer). 
Turmeric ginger fried fish is best eaten with white rice. It is also suitable to be eaten with spicy chili garlic sauce or spicy soy sauce. 

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