Franco-Pondicherry or Pondicherry cuisine, has been union territory’s best-kept secret. The flavours are mild and the fusion between the French and Tamil is what makes this cuisine unique and different from rest of India. There are plenty of options when it comes to this cuisine for vegetarians as well as non-vegetarians. Since it was a former French colony it’s not surprising that the cuisine is heavily influenced by the French way of life. Few typical French dishes have been adapted to suit the taste buds used in spicier Indian food yet with minimum use of spices. One such flavourful coastal fusion dish is Chettinad Fish Fry with Roasted Veggies.
Serve Chettinad Fish Fry With Roasted Corn, Onions And Carrots With French Beans on its own for a delicious weeknight dinner.
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Cuisine: Chettinad
Course: Lunch
Diet: High Protein Non Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Cast Iron Tawa/ Flat Skillet
Cooks in 120 M
Total in 130 M
To begin making the Chettinad Fish Fry With Roasted Corn, Onions And Carrots With French Beans recipe, squeeze lemon juice in a bowl, add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt as needed.
Make a paste and keep aside. Clean and wash the fish pieces.
Now add the paste to the fish and mix well. Marinate this for about an hour.
Dry roast the ingredients given under ‘For Special Chettinad powder’ and grind them into a fine powder and keep aside.
After 1 hour of fish marination, take the fish pieces and coat them well with the roasted powder and keep aside.
Heat oil in a cast iron skillet and place the fish on the skillet one by one and fry from both sides to golden brown and crisp.
The next step is to make the Roasted Corn, Onions And Carrots With French Beans.
Bring the water and 1 teaspoon of the salt to the boil In a medium saucepan.
Add the French beans and blanch for 3 minutes.
Remove from the water and put into an ice water bath & drain.
Heat the grill or the gas burners and dry roast the corn kernels. Keep aside.
Add the oil to a large saute pan over a medium heat, after 30 seconds add the onions and saute for 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the French beans, roasted corns, carrots and garlic & Saute for 4 minutes.
De-glaze with the balsamic vinegar and honey, season with salt and pepper and add the butter. Garnish with Parmesan and serve it with the fish.
Serve Chettinad Fish Fry With Roasted Corn, Onions And Carrots With French Beans on its own for a delicious weeknight dinner.