Kerala Style Fish Fry Recipe (Meen Varuthathu Recipe) (2024)

63 thoughts on “Kerala Style Fish Fry (Meen Varuthathu) Recipe”

1. awesome dish Maria. your’re a star!

   • Thanks a lot Viji :)

2. ” Wow ” what a taste…….. thank u !

   • You are welcome Nishan :)

3. Hi Maria, How did you remove the king fish skin?
   I tried your kottayam style fish curry and it turned out to be really gud..Thx – Letha

   • Hi Letha,

     I usually get it removed from the vendor itself :)

     Nice to know that fish curry recipe worked out well for you, thank you!

     Cheers
     Maria

4. hello sis,

   Am away from home not yet cooked anything but now i started cooking with your recipes, thanks miss my mom!!!!!!!!!!

   • Thanks Alphonse! Nice to know that this site helps you with cooking, all the best!

     Cheers
     Maria

5. Add some curry leaves to the mix while grinding masala, it tastes really great !

6. Thanks Rahul! I do hope you get to try some of the recipes and like them too..

   Cheers
   Maria

7. YOUR DISHES ARE VERY EASY TO COOK

   • Thanks Sujitha :)

8. Instead of lime juice I add vinegar and its yummy too! :) Btw, I love your presentations!

   • Thanks Annet :)

9. hey maria, this recipe will surely be yummy. I prepare king fish fry using the same masalal except dat i also add green chillies & coriander leaves paste.

   • Thanks Salini! I havent tried fish fry with coriander leaves n green chillies, but I think it will def give a nice flavour :)

     Cheers
     Maria

10. Hello Maria,

    I tried this recipe today and its the first time I am preparing fish fry… It came out really good and tastes yummy… Thank you so much for the recipe… :)

    Chinnu

    • Hi Chinnu,

      You are welcome dear! great to know that fish fry worked out well for you in the first time itself :) Thanks for the comment.

      Cheers
      Maria

11. yeah kumbalangi is very famous for seafood recipes. Anyways, I’ll keep in mind your suggestion and hope someday I could get the recipe of the same “_

    Cheers
    Maria

12. Hi Maria,

    See Also

    bread pockets recipe | bread pizza pocket recipe | pizza pockets

    Would appreciate if you can share the recipe of ‘Thoppumpady Karimeen Pollichathu’ where the fish is cooked without removing its scales. Heard it tastes awesome.

    Regards,

    Susan

    • Hi Susan

      I’m hearing about this for the first time :) I’m not sure whether I’ll be able to post it,mainly because I dont eat fish with scales ;)

      However if I ever happen to see/meet somebody who cooks such a dish, I’ll try to get the recipe from them.

      Cheers
      Maria

      • Fish is fried with scales.refer westbengal recipies
        It gives nice baked taste.and u have to eat hot.
        Remove scales while eating.

13. hi maria,i tried your some recepies,it was superb,really i want to say thank u 4 u.i will give ur name to my friends.sure.

    • Hi Smitha,

      Thanks a lot dear :) Nice to know that you like the recipes and thank you for recommending to your friends.

      Cheers
      Maria

14. fantastic recipe

    • Thank you !

15. i tried ur konchu ularthiyathu…it ws superb…my husband s addicted to it…thanks alot….

    • Thanks Leskshmi! Good to hear that prawns recipe was liked by your family :)

      Cheers
      Maria

16. your recipes are simple and good…

    • Thanks a lot Lekshmi!

17. Happy Easter Maria…

    We started trying from the Konchu Ularthiyathu..and now we are trying everything from your site..Got addicted i should say…And nice way of writing…
    Thanks a lot…

    • Hi Arun & Lekshmy,

      Thanks for the wonderful comment. I’m glad that you are addicted to this space ;) Please keep trying the recipes when time permits…

      Best wishes!

      Cheers
      Maria

18. Hi Maria,I got lukcy yesterday and got some fresh king fish while I was walking canal street in China Town and I was on the lookout for some southern recipes to prepare this fish essentially kerela & I stumbled upon your blog :) I am glad I did…you have some amazing recipes here.I am still looking for the fish recipe but thought will leave a comment as I had already come across many other exciting recipes.Thanks!!!

    • Hi Kavita,

      Thanks for dropping in here and also for leaving a lovely comment :).

      Btw, I hope you had a wonderful meal with yummy fish fry. Hope to see you here again.

      Happy cooking!

      Cheers
      Maria

19. Hi Maria….
    Thanks for a gud receipe…. Actually im staying with my friends in pune, on weeknds i try some thing in non veg.. I came across your other dishes … Fabulous ..
    Hope i ll try some of your recepies …
    Mean while keep adding and try new things and keep posted …

    • Hi Rakess

      You are welcome! Thanks for your kind words…Please do try some recipes when from here, when time permits. hope you’ll like it too…

      Cheers
      Maria

20. thanks Maria.. your recipes are just marvelous and simple even to read on. i try out on your recipes whenever i am doubtful…

    • Hi Reena,

      Thanks dear for your kind words :) Pls continue to try the recipes and also share your feedback.

      Cheers
      Maria

21. ya, really a tasty fry. I do the same. but add some perunjeera powder too. adds the flavour & taste.

    • Thanks Reena. I usually add perumjeera in all meat preparations and not much in fish.

      Will try it next time, Thanks for the tip :)

      Cheers
      Maria

22. This is more than enough for a newly wed with a husband crazy about fish fries thank you

    • Hi Mrs. John,

      You are welcome :)

      Hope you like the recipes here…

      Cheers
      Maria

23. keep going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! delicious! Marvelous!

    • Thanks Balan.

      Cheers
      Maria

24. am going to try out ur recipe.. it looks so yummy

    • Hi Liz,

      Thank you. Hope you will like it :)

      Cheers
      Maria

25. Some add coriander powder for fish fry. I havent done it yet.

26. Maria,
    How do we make ginger garlic paste?
    How much ginger and garlic should we consider? The grocery pastes are really not great.

    • It’s simple: use equal quantities of ginger and garlic. Add a dash of olive oil and enough water to ensure that it becomes a paste, but not too much that it becomes runny.

      • Thanks Rahul for sharing :)

27. i had guests last night and used ur recipe for fish fry..was great..thanks

    • Hi Shebs

      Thanks for dropping in and for trying out the recipe :)

      Cheers
      Maria

28. Hi maria,..
    i’m a great fan of ur site,..the photos of ur receipes are itself mouth watering,..btw what is special for onam
    keep up the good work!!!

29. Ah, I just love fish fries. We are not used to having fish fried in coconut oil though. At home we just sprinkle the fish with turmeric powder and salt and fry it in mustard oil.

30. Gorgeous click !!

31. looks perfect…. my hubby would love these… did u cut these into thin slices…

32. Wooowww….what a beauty…when I fast i feel like eating anything and everything and this one……droooooooooooling!!

33. wow yummy..

34. Looks so perfectly fried!
    I add a pinch of fenugreek powder (uluva-podi) to the mix also.

35. What a presentation Maria..I make the smae way though..jus like you wrote,i add pinch of garam masala at times too..yummy

36. Nalla onnandharam meen varuthathu! Lovely snaps Maria!

37. Oh Yes! Got to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. This is one of the best ways :) Looks delicious.

38. I make it the same,add some shallots n curry leaves to the list ..thats it..the pic kills..I want some fish fry now..:(

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