Chettinad King fish fry

INGREDIENTS

1. King fish   -  4-5 fillets
2. Garlic  -  8 pods
3. Small onion  -  6-8 nos
4. Cumin seeds  - 1 tsp
5. Fennel seeds  -  1 tsp
6. Black pepper  -  1 tsp
7. Red chilly powder  - 2 tsp or according to taste
8. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
9. Turmeric powder  -  1 tsp
10. Lemon juice  -  1 tsp
11.Salt  -  as needed
12.Oil  -  as needed

METHOD

Clean the fish and keep aside.
Make a fine paste of the ingredients from 2 to 10 with water.
Apply the paste on to the fish fillets and keep them in refrigerator for 1 hour.
Heat oil in a frying pan and and add the marinated fish fillets and shallow fry them on medium heat till both the sides gets cooked well.
Pour little oil on the sides and on top when flipping them.
Once they are well cooked and golden brown color remove and serve hot with rice.