Vanjaram fish or Seer fish are rounded and submarine shaped, with a slender keeled tail base. This fish is well known for its delicious taste. It is a carnivorous fish and it lives by consuming plankton, crustaceans, molluscs, fish eggs and small fish. This fish is very nutritious for health. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living on the coast or offshore in the Oceanic environment. Vanjaram fish has a lot of health benefits. It is rich in Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids which promote brain, heart and bone health. It also has Vitamin A that is helpful for the eyes, Minerals and Protein which helps in growth. You will find this fish in your local market or you can order it online. In this article, you learn about the process of cutting, chopping and frying Vanjaram fish in detail.

You can either make your fish seller cut the fish for you or cut it yourself. For this, you need a sharp knife to cut it in the proper size and shape.

Here are some steps which you have to follow while cutting Vanjaram fish.

1. First, cut the fins and forked tails of the online ordered fish.

2. Now cut the head part then remove the gills and the semicircle of reddish thorns from the head.

3. After that, cut the body of the fish on one side then open the body to clean the intestine, stomach and other parts from its belly.

4. Now chop the fish to make pieces in an oval shape with bone in the middle.

You can buy it from your nearby market or opt for online fish delivery. Be careful to check the freshness, colour, smell, firmness and texture of the fish. The fresh fish is always mushy, edible and slightly stretchy. Make sure that there are no dark spots on its metallic coloured body. It's a sea fish so it is natural to have a smell of saline water in it. For Chennai residents, there are a lot of options where they can get fish from. You can buy good quality fish from online fish delivery in Chennai. Search on the internet with the title Online Seafood Chennai to get a handful of options to choose from.

Here are steps you can follow to fry your online delivered fish in a proper method:

1. Wash the fish with water and use little vinegar and drain the water thoroughly.

2. Now marinate the fish by making an onion paste with curry leaves.

3. Then add salt as per taste, a little turmeric powder, chilly powder and jeera powder. You can also add some garam masala, which is optional.

4. Now put the fish pieces into the spice mix and keep it for 20 to 25 minutes.

5. Then hit a pan with mustard oil, a few curry leaves and wait until the leaves become crisp.

6. Then place the fish pieces in a covered pan and simmer it on with very low heat for 2 or 3 minutes until it gets roasted to perfection.

7. Now flip to the other side of the fish gently so that it doesn't break.

8. Cover it again for another 2 or 3 minutes.

9. Then open the lid to let the moisture out and roast with a little high flame until it turns slightly golden.

10. Finally serve the preparation with steamed rice.