Comments on: Almond Crusted Catfish Fry

By: Soma

Soma — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:19:15 +0000

Hi I am glad I came across ur blog. I recently started blogging and am exploring around…

We eat catfish very often, esp. my kids. & I have tried garlic, ginger, tandoori powder.. this is a very different variation. need to try this out soon.
Thanks for sharing.

By: Penny

Penny — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:38:46 +0000

Hello! This recipe sounded wonderful. Just tried it for dinner, however, and was quite disappointed with the results. The fish was far too oily, and the almond crust was not adequately spiced. More chili powder was, at the very least, in order…. Also, it would be helpful if you could specify how much salt and lemon juice should be added to the paste. I think I’ll try it again, slightly modified, because the picture looks so enticing! Do you have any suggestions?

Hi Penny, I am sorry you weren’t happy with the results. If it wasn’t spicy enough for you, you should increase the amount of chili powder. Salt is always according to taste, I never specify the measurement, since different people have different requirements. You should taste the spice paste before marinating the fish next time, to make sure that the marinade has enough spice and salt. I Used 1 tbsp lemon juice.

I am not sure what you meant by fish was way too oily. 1-2 tbsp oil for four fish filets is not that much, I am wondering if you meant the oil in the fish itself. Do you normally like catfish? It is an oily fish. If you don’t like catfish, you could try trout instead. Hope you like it the second time, we really enjoyed this dish.

By: rina

rina — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:01:35 +0000

Never tried fish with this crust…guess can replace it with any kind of such fish. Picture of fried onions and green onion garnish is simply outstanding. Yes): :drool: Bookmarked dear

By: ravindra

ravindra — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:13:04 +0000

those lemons in the background look great. i liked it on meeta k’s blog too. nice pick.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:03:35 +0000

That photograph is stunningly beautiful. Just out of a high-gloss magazine!

By: rajitha

rajitha — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:03:24 +0000

totally!! would love to get drunk and pahrty….

By: Nirmala

Nirmala — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:36:48 +0000

Love catfish. amma makes a delicious kulambu out of it! The fat floating on the top makes it extra delicious. This fry looks wonderful! And this fried rice is a regular one at home! As whenever amma makes fish fry/mutton fry, she’ll leave a few table spoons on the kadai and used to mix rice with it and make balls of rice to giveaway to the nagging kids! What a treat!

Oh I love mutton rice, I always mix up the rice with the leftover masala when i make mutton fry…. I recently started doing it for fish fry as well, thanks to Shn…

By: srilekha

srilekha — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:19:36 +0000

that looks inviting! mouth watering pics yar! come and join in the chicken event going in my blog!

A chicken event? I am in..

By: Laavanya

Laavanya — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:36:24 +0000

Fried shallots – that must be divine… picture is as pretty as ever.

Thanks Laav!

By: mandira

mandira — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:28:52 +0000

wow Sig, this looks delicious, can’t wait to try this. You tried Mario Batali’s restaurant… you’ve got to tell more…

review coming up soon!