Bengali cooking Kerala-Style Tuna Fish Fry + My Healthy What I Eat in a Day (New Year 2025 Edition!)

tuna fish

🥗Healthier: salmon

💰Cheaper: mackerel

Mackerel is often more affordable and readily available.

coconut oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a cost-effective substitute.

rice flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

All-purpose flour is commonly used and less expensive.

Thaw frozen tuna fish and cut into small boneless pieces.

Add a little turmeric powder, a lot of red chili powder, salt, ginger-garlic paste, and fish masala to the tuna.

Mix everything well, adding a little vinegar if available.

Add a little avocado oil to help bind the mixture together.

Mix in a small amount of rice flour, about a tablespoon, to combine everything nicely.

Marinate the fish for a couple of hours.

Heat coconut oil in a frying pan for shallow frying.

Add enough coconut oil to submerge the fish slightly, but not deep fry it.

Cook the fish for 3 minutes on each side on medium flame, covering the pan while cooking.

Flip the fish after 3 minutes and cook the other side for another 3 minutes until done.

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