Crispy Fried Fish
Fish marinated in spices, dipped in a batter and then fried – Street food style
Ingredients
Marinade-
- 1 kg boneless tilapia fillets (cut into cubes of about 2”-3”)
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tsp red chilli powder (adjust according to individual preference)
- 3 tsp cumin seeds powder
- Salt to taste
- 3 tsp garlic paste
Batter-
- 1½ cup rice flour
- 1½ cup water
- salt
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- ¼ tsp deep orange food colouring
- Oil for deep frying
- 2 tsp chat masala for garnishing
Instructions
- Marinate fish with all the ingredients in this section and leave aside for at least an hour.
- Prepare the batter with a flowing consistency. It shouldn’t be too thick, just enough to wrap the fish. You will not get a crispy finish if it’s too thick. Rice flour has a tendency to rise when mixed with water. if you mix it and leave aside you might have to add little water before frying because it would thicken a little bit .
- Heat the oil for frying in a karahi (deep round pan). Once the oil is hot, dip each piece of fish in the batter and fry in batches. Flip the fish pieces once they get crisp on one side else the masala will come off. It takes approximately 5 -6 minutes to fry each batch because fish doesn’t take long to cook.
- Sprinkle chat masala and serve with green chutney !