Kozhuva Fry or Varuthatu

 Fry or Kozhuva Varuthathu

Ingredients
Kozhuva - 200gms
Ginger/garlic paste - 5gms
Lime juice - 1 nos
Salt - to taste
Chilly powder - 1 table spoon
Whole black pepper - 10 nos
Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon
Rice flour - 1/2 tea spoon
Curry leaves - few
Oil - to fry the fish
Salad - to serve with the fish

Method of preparation

Clean and wash the fish. Squeeze out all the water. Grind chilly powder, whole back pepper, turmeric powder and rice flour to a fine paste. Add ginger garlic paste and salt to taste. Marinate the fish with the paste. Add lime juice. Keep it for 15 minutes.

Heat the oil in a kadai and fry the fish on slow flame, till crisp. When the fish is almost done, add curry leaves into the oil. Fry it for a minute. Remove the fish and curry leaves from the oil.