Stuffed Promfret Fry

Ingredients :

2 big White Promfrets
1 tsp red chilly pd
1/2 tsp turmeric pd
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup grated coconut
1/4 cup mint leaves
1/4 cup roasted and crushed peanut
1 inch ginger piece
2-3 green chillies
4-5 garlic cloves
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
1 tbsp Rawa / Semolina (for frying)
1 tsp Rice flour (for frying)
Oil
Salt to taste

Method :

Wash, clean and dry the fish. Carefully slit the fish in between till the tail. Make slits on the belly on both the sides of the fish.Marinate the fish with lemon juice, red chilly pd, turmeric pd and salt. Keep aside for 30 min.

Grind coriander leaves,  green chilly, ginger, garlic, mint leaves, peanuts and coconut to a coarse paste. 

Stuff this mixture inside the belly of the fish and coat on both the sides of the fish where slits have been done.Keep this aside for half an hour.

Take rice flour and Rawa in a dish. Mix both the flour and roll the fish in it. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the fish on a medium heat till crispy crust on both sides. Goes well with steamed Rice and Dal.