Amritsari Fish fry

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Butter fish( soundale in konkani) or king fish
• 1 cup Gram Flour/besan
• 2tbsp Vinegar ( malt or plain)
• 1 Egg
• 1tsp Ajwain/carom seeds
• 3-4tsp Red chilly powder
• 2tsp Green chillies ( Finely chopped)
• 1/2 cup Curd
• 2tsp Lemon juice
• 2tbsp Ginger garlic paste
• salt to taste
• Oil for frying
• Chat masala (optional)
• Coriander leaves for garnishing
• Some lemon wedges

Cooking Directions

1. Clean,wash and make slits on fish.
2. Then apply vinegar and a tsp of salt and leave it for 10 minutes
3. After 10 minutes remove the fish from the vinegar and transfer it to a separate bowl.
4. Now make a batter of besan/gram flour,curd,egg,ajwain/carom seeds,lemon juice,red chilly powder,chopped green chillies,ginger-garlic paste and salt to taste.Prepare thick batter using very little water if required .
5. Dip all the fish in this batter,coat it well.
6. Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry the fish till golden brown and crisp
7. Serve hot,sprinkle with chat masala(if you are using) ,coriander leaves and lemon wedges.