Andhra style fish fry.. Chepa vepudu

Recipe by Preethi baliga

I got this recipe from my old recipe collection.Though i never tried this before until my kids wanted something different from our usual fish fry.So while searching i got this amazing recipe.we all loved it so much...I do prepare similar fish fry but never used tomato or pepper before. i am sure you and your family going to love it ...

Prep time: 20-25 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Ingredients

• 10 Fillets of Indian salmon/Ravas
• 1 Onion
• 1 Piece Ginger( 1")
• 1 Pod Garlic
• 2 Green chillies
• 1 Tomato
• 1/4 cup Coriander leaves
• 1/4 cup Thick curd
• 1tsp chilly powder
• 1 egg
• 1/2tsp Pepper powder
• 1/2 cup Rava/semolina
• 1tsp turmeric powder

Cooking Directions

1. Clean fish fillets,marinate with salt and turmeric for 15 mins.
2. Meanwhile grind masala paste using chopped onion,tomato,ginger,garlic,green chilly,coriander leaves,curd and salt to taste.( do not add any water while grinding and be careful with the seasoning as we have already used salt while marinating the fish).Prepare smooth thick paste.
3. Now apply this masala paste to fish fillets and keep aside for 10 mins.
4. After 10 mins beat an egg and pepper, then gently roll all the fillets in this mixture.
5. Then coat it well with rava/semolina.
6. Heat shallow frying pan ,add oil and fry all the fillets until all the sides are golden brown.
7. Serve hot with onion rings and slices of lemon