July 27, 2023

Recipe for Xinaneo Rava Fry(Mussels)

Name: Recipe for Xinaneo Rava Fry(Mussels)
Ingredients: 1/2 tspn salt; 1 tspn vinegar; 1/2 tspn ginger garlic paste; 1 tspn Turmeric powder; 1 tspn Red chilly powder; 1/2 tspn Sugar

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Recipe for Xinaneo Rava Fry(Mussels)

My Drool affair with Xinaneo(Mussels) goes way back to my childhood days during my Summer vacation in Goa. I clearly remember, these used to be a delicacy and would be sold at a Fat Price. The Best quality Big sized Xinaneo would go to the Hotels and the Elite and the ones that would get sold in the market used to be the medium sized or small sized chaps but what the heck, since we never got them in Bombay, we would buy a share and come home and all we would ever want is crispy rawa fry Xinaneo.

After cleaning the Xinaneo, we would barely get about 10-12 pieces and we were 4 to eat which meant we would get only 3 per person. I remember how I would look into my Brother’s plate to see if he would just feel sorry for me and see my drool but no chance But Dad always to the rescue “Arey take mennnnnn! When I see you’ll eating my stomach gets full” andI so shamelessly would take his share! Hahahahaha without any guilt

And till date, This is the First thing I eat as soon as I touch down Goa or if we go to a restaurant in Goa, this has to be on my order list and Yes, I still secretly wish someone suddenly says No to the last piece on the table hahahaha

Here, in Dubai, we are so Blessed that we get the Best quality Mussels(and Fish on the whole) which are fairly affordable and I can go and enjoy my stash of Xinaneo. The Two best people I love to share my Food with are MY DAD(because his stomach gets full when we eat) & MY BITTER BETTER(because he isn’t such a huge fan of eating anyway)

Here’s my recipe for Rawa Fry Xinaneo

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine Goan, Indian

Keyword Mussels, Mussels rava fry, Rava fry, rava fry fish, Semolina, Xinaneo rava fry

Ingredients

1/2 tspn salt
1 tspn vinegar
1/2 tspn ginger garlic paste
1 tspn Turmeric powder
1 tspn Red chilly powder
1/2 tspn Sugar

Instructions

When you purchase Xinaneo, keep them in the freezer over night
Next day, take them off and let them thaw to room temperature
They will automatically open up
Now With the help of your thumb, use a little force and open the shell, just as you open a book
Remove the sack-like object from the shells of each Mussel and discard it
Using the back of your thumb, very gently, run the shell all around and Separate it's flesh from the shell. Do this for all the mussels
Place all the mussel meat into a bowl of water and gently wash the mussel flesh
Drain off all the water and transfer the mussels into a strainer placed over a bowl and let all the water get drained off completely
Note: If there’s even a little water on the mussels, if wont turn crispy while frying or there are chances of the rawa getting separated from the mussel
You can also place the Mussels on a muslin cloth or Paper Napkins to further drain off all the excess water
Add all the spices to the Mussels and mix it well
In Pan, heat 2 Tbspn of oil on Medium high heat
Note: If the Oil is not to Hot the rawa will separated from the mussel
If the Oil is too Hot, The rawa will get cooked first and fast, leaving the mussel chewy and hard. So ensure that the oil is heated well
Coat each marinaded Mussel with fine unroasted Rava(semolina)on both sides
Fry the mussels immediately after marinating or else a lot of water will leave from the mussels because of the salt and vinegar, etc.
Transfer the rawa coated mussels into the Pan & shallow fry on medium flame for 5-7 minutes on each sides until kurkurit(crispy)
Enjoyyy these yummy kurkurit Mussels as a side or a starter
Note: My Mum mixes only Turmeric powder, Chilly powder, Salt and Vinegar and it tastes superb too
I started adding a little sugar and ginger garlic paste after some people suggested the same on a food group on social media. And I enjoy it! But you can try both and see which one you prefer 😊