Healthy Air fried Snapper fish gravy

Healthy Air fried  Snapper fish gravy

Fried fish is tastier than boiled fish. Some omega-3 is lost during frying. Breading the fish makes it to absorb more fat. In air-frying, less fat is absorbed and less omega-3 is lost If we put the marinated fish in curry the marinades are washed into the gravy. Marinades are preserved if you marinate overnight.
Fish meat is soft. When we cook curry we use ladle to stir. Sometimes the fish pieces break or disintegrate. The fried fish is much firmer and will not break when we stir with a spoon or ladle. Today I am using snapper fish. You can use any kind of fish to make this type of curry.

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                  Healthy Air fried  Snapper fish gravy



1. Marinate 300 grams fish with ¼ tsp turmeric, ¼ tsp chili powder ¼ tsp salt keep  for 15 minutes.

 Fish Fried in
 the air-fryer

2.  Pre-heat the air-fryer for 3 minutes at 180 C. Arrange the fish pieces. Fry  for 10 minutes. Turn the side of the fish and fry for another 10 minutes.

Snapper 
fish in Air-fryer 

3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and fry 2 dry chilies, 1 tsp cumin 
½ tsp fennel and 1 tsp fenugreek seeds for 10 seconds.

4. Add 1 green chili sliced, 4 cloves  garlic sliced and 10 curry leaves, 1 lemon grass, 5" piece of pandan leaf  and fry for 5 minutes.

Ingredients

5. Add 150 grams onion coarsely chopped and fry for 7 minutes.

6. Add 3 cups water, 1 tbsp curry powder,  ½ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp salt. Add little coconut milk (optional)  Cover and bring to boil in high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

7. Add ½ tsp garam masala and tamarind juice extracted from 50 grams tamarind.. Simmer for 5 minutes

Healthy Air fried  
Snapper fish gravy

covered.

8.Add fried fish simmer for 5 minutes covered.

9. Add ½ tsp pepper powder and remaining coconut milk coconut milk. Simmer for 3 minutes uncovered. 

                Healthy Air fried snapper fish gravy is ready.

                     

Recipe follows in detail with pictures.

Preparation time:35 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
Main
300 grams Snapper fish, sliced into size to suit your requirement

Others
150 grams onion, coarsely chopped
1 green chili, sliced thin
4 garlic cloves, sliced
10 curry leaves
2 dry chilies
1 5" pandab leaf
1 lemon grass (cut int ) 2 pieces
50 grams tamarind
2 tbsp vegetable oil of your choice
½ cup coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups water

Ingredients for  Healthy Air fried  Snapper fish gravy

Spices
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp curry powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
½ tsp pepper powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds

For marinating
¼ tsp turmeric powder
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp chili powder

Preparation
Marinate the fish with ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp chili powder for 15 minutes. Pre-heat the air-fryer for 3 minutes at 180 C. Arrange the fish pieces in the air-fryer. Fry for 10 minutes. 

Snapper fish in Air-fryer 

Turn the fish pieces and fry for another 10 minutes. Take the fish pieces from the air-fryer and keep them aside.

 Fish Fried in the air-fryer

Method
In a large pan heat 2 tbsp oil. When the oil is hot reduce the heat to low and add dry chili, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds and fry for 10 seconds.

Frying dry chili, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and fenugreek 

Add green chili pieces, garlic, curry leaves, and fry for 5 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure that they do not get burnt.

Adding  green chili pieces, garlic, curry leaves

Then add onion and fry for 7 minutes.

Adding onion 

Add water, curry powder and turmeric powder, salt and little coconut milk. 

Adding water, curry powder and turmeric powder.

Mix well and bring to the boil in high heat.

Reduce the heat to medium low, cover and let it simmer for 15 minute

Add garam masala and tamarind juice according to your taste and simmer for 5 minutes covered.


Add the fried fish pieces. Cook for 5 minutes covered.

Adding fried fish

Add pepper powder, add coconut milk and cook for 3 minutes.

Adding coconut milk

Taste for seasoning and adjust. The curry is ready.

Curry is ready

 Serve with rice or bread while warm.