Also known as: Stuffed Pomfret Fry, Stuffed and Fried Pomfret Fish, Vavaah Meen Varuval.

If you are a sea food lover, I bet this recipe is gonna be your favorite. It isn’t a complicated recipe, as it looks like one in the picture. All I did is marinated the fish couple of hours ahead and prepared a special stuffing to go into it and pan-fried the same; it turned out fabulous. One can show their own imagination for stuffing and garnishing and am positive that you all will love it. Here you go, my take on pomfret…

Ingredients

• Pomfrets 2-4
• Oil 1 cup
• Curry leaves
• Cilantro leaves

For the stuffing and Basting:

•  Onion 1 grated
• Ginger garlic paste
• Tomato puree 1 cup
• Salt
• Turmeric 1/4 spoon
• Chili powder 1 spoon
• Cumin seeds 1 spoon
• Tamarind paste 1/2 sp
• Oil few spoons
• Purple onion 1 chopped
• Green chili 3 chopped
• Tomato 1 chopped
• Cilantro leaves few
• Lemon juice few spoons

Method

In a wide pan, heat oil and add the cumin seeds to it. Further add grated onions and ginger-garlic paste. Fry till raw odor is gone.

Followed by salt, turmeric and chili powders. Add tomato puree and tamarind paste and continue frying. When the oil shows up on the top, remove from heat.

Add the raw chopped onions, chili, tomato, cilantro leaves and lemon juice.

Now clean the fish and make a deep incision to one or two sides of the pomfret fish. Stuff the prepared masala into it. Baste the remaining stuff on the fish as well. Set aside for couple of hours. A good marination ensures good flavor.

Heat oil in a skillet, fry the pomfret over low-medium heat for a long time, make sure that it is done thoroughly.

Garnish with curry leaves and cilantro…serve warm, enjoy:)