How to make spiced shallow fried Sardines.
If you are a fish lover try this Kerala spiced shallow fried Sardines!! Not only you love me, your neighbours too will love you. So gorgeous is the smell and the taste. The food from Kerala is simple, zesty, flavourful, and offers an intelligent combination of potent spices. Sardines are a popular fish to do a shallow fry, they are easy to prepare and tastes great.
Here in this post, I have done this fish on a coloured plate to contrast the food. When I saw this blue plate in the shop, I was in a dilemma to get it or not. Still, I found something interesting on that plate. It is really challenging for me as it is a blue colour, of all the colours in the spectrum, blue is an appetite suppressant.
Did you know that the colour of your food, dishes, table linens and wall colour can all have an effect on your appetite? Some colours can excite your senses and entice you to eat more, while others won’t.
I have read in one article, the makers of M&Ms – an American candy that contains an assortment of different coloured chocolate sweets -added a new colour to its candy bag: Blue. Why Blue? Although they reported that this was the result of a vote by M&M’s fans it raises a few questions. It may very well be the last colour left in the bag after the novelty wears off.
Kerala spiced shallow fried Sardines instructions to cook.
Preparation time – 20 minutes
cooking time – 10 minutes
serves – 2/3
Ingredients to make Kerala spiced shallow fried Sardines
- Sardines: 500 grams
- Ginger-Garlic Paste: ½ tsp
- Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp
- Red chilli Powder: ½ tsp ( to taste)
- Freshly ground Black Pepper Powder: 1 tbsp
- Lemon Juice: 1 tsp
- Coconut Oil/Vegetable oil as required (preferably coconut oil)
- Curry Leaves: 1 sprig
- Salt to taste
Method to make Kerala spiced shallow fried Sardines
- Clean and dry the cleaned fish
- Make a fine paste of all ingredients with cooking oil or coconut oil.
- Apply the masala paste on the fish and do make sure to rub the paste inside the fish’s stomach and gashes.
- Marinate the fish in the refrigerator for half an hour.
- Pour required coconut oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish on both sides.
- Add curry leaves as well in the oil with the fish.
- Once the fish is done remove it from the heat; transfer it to a paper towel.
- Serve Kerala spiced shallow fried Sardines rice and Enjoy!
More Kerala recipes:
- Konju fry
- Spicy grilled prawns
- Smoked salmon stuffed curd rice
- Kallu shappu fish curry recipe
- Kerala spiced grilled prawns
- Prawn salad Indian style
- Kallumakkaya fry recipe
- Grilled prawns recipe Indian style
- Sea bass fish Indian recipes
- Nadan fish curry Kerala style
- How to make crab masala
- Indian seafood spaghetti
Kerala fish fry
Ingredients
- 500 gms sardines
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp freshly grounded black pepper powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- coconut oil or vegetable oil for shallow frying
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Clean and dry the fish
- Make a fine paste of all ingredients with cooking oil or coconut oil.
- Apply the masala paste on the fish and do make sure to rub the paste inside the fish's stomach and gashes.
- Marinate the fish in the refrigerator for half an hour.
- Pour required coconut oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish both sides.
- Add curry leaves as well inthe oil with the fish.
- Once the fish is done remove from heat; transfer it to a paper towel. Serve Kerala spiced shallow fried Sardines rice and Enjoy!
How fascinating the psychology of colour on food … for me though I love that blue plate with the fish so pretty upon it – it reminds me of the sea and the sky and evokes outdoor eating which with the weather turning cold is a welcome thought indeed!
Thank you Osyth for your valuable comment. Phycologist on colour of food is a very interesting topic to discuss. And loved your imagination on sea and the sky.
I’m a dreamer …. it doesn’t take much to get me dreaming of blue skies!
?:)
Yummy! I love fish fried in coconut oil. I am drooling here reading about this wonderful dish.
Thank you sandhya:) I could still smell that fish?
great presentation and I bet it is delicious!
Thank you Zeba for that sweet words:)
Beautiful presentation Sumith…. 🙂 Interesting how colours effect our psyche…. Sardines look sensational, I am a big fan…
Thank you Milanka for those soothing words. Those words really meant to me:)
I happen to love blue! The blue plate is very soothing:)
Thank you Divya for those kind words!!
I have almost the same plates in my kitchen, my friends and guests love the color of blue, it makes my food look more exciting and exotic!! I love fish, Sardines are not my favorite one’s, yet I guess I can substitude with Tilapia or other flaky fish?
Thank you Cornelia, yes we can substitute any fish with the same marinate. Thank you for your valuable suggestions:)
Your food presentations are a work of art!
Kathryn, thank you for those kind words!! You made my day.
Amazing!! You are so artistic
Thank you so much for those amazing bundle of words Archan.
Such tasty looking spices coating on the sardines. Lovely presentation! 🙂
Thank you Ronit. You are so kind:)
Lovely presentation .The recipe looks so good.I haven’t had sardines ever.I am going to make now.
Anuradha glad you like it. You will love it and too its an oily fish with omega-3 fatty acids.
I know Sumith.It has so many health benefits.I loved the way you have presented and will definitely try it out.
Thank you Anuradha.
Lovely presentation as always and interesting information! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you annika for your kind words:)
Wow Sumith I love eating fish and you have made it so simply yummy to eat and put it in a lovely blue coloured plate but what have you kept below the fish let me know
Hi Kamal, thank you. It’s a fusioned Egyptian dip. Hommus with sundried tomato, lemon and rock salt.
Unique presentation ! Sumith what kind of sauce have you used underneath the fish? And how did you make it? It’s looking really nice , it looks like coconut chutney .
Hi payel thank you. Its’s hummus with sundried tomato, lemon and rock salt.
Wow – brilliant! This looks so appetising!
Thank you Estella
Delicious
Thank a lot lzzie.
Each of your post contains something innovative; something to learn. This presentation is so picturesque. Thank you for sharing this post.
Tandrima, thank you. You are truly inspirational.
Very refreshing! Great tips!
Thank you Chris.
Haha thank you SKD. That’s how “Michelin Star” restaurants and chefs miss guide you to make money?? For the garnish I have used a fusioned hummus with sundries tomates, lemon juice and rock salt. Stay tuned you will get many more surprises. KandaThil sandoosham. Auto correct is misguiding me other wise I would have written all in malayalam??
Nice meeting you. I could speak a full day on triggering sense organs. If you are interested please go through my pervious posts. It’s all about sense organs and food presentation tips!!
Done 🙂
Yummy! Absolutely wonderful !
Thank you Nicostar
Sardines are such a delicious and good for you, yet underrated fish – so good to see you showcasing them!
Thank you Laura for your valuable comment!
You made it look as if the fish are swimming in blue water, and the rusty – reddish hummus underneath makes a nice color layer between the plate and the fish. Beautiful! Incidentally, blue M&M’s have been a great hit with kids; they count who finds more blue ones and win things. That’s one way to get kids to count!
Thank you Dolly. Very true, M&Ms blue counts are a real hit among the kids.
HI Sumith– it’s true– we begin eating with our eyes. This plate of food is so inviting! Those sardines look the the ones we roasted over a fire on picnics when we lived in Spain. Wish I had that meal right now! thanks!! xo
Very true Rhonda, we begin eating with our eyes. When I read this fire roasted sardines my mind run around in many places?? wow so tasty it is. This one with bit of spices on a shallow fry is soo tasty. And too the smell i’s gorgeous. You will love it of you like fish:)
You’re making me hungry just describing it Sumith! the whole plate was beautiful!
Thanks a lot for your compliments Rhonda
Beautiful presentation…!!! This gives me feel of beauty and craving for sardine at the same time…..!
Remya, thanks a lot for the feedback. Glad you liked it!!