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
- Clean,wash and make slits on fish.
- Then apply vinegar and a tsp of salt and leave it for 10 minutes
- After 10 minutes remove the fish from the vinegar and transfer it to a separate bowl.
- 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 .
- Dip all the fish in this batter,coat it well.
- Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry the fish till golden brown and crisp
- Serve hot,sprinkle with chat masala(if you are using) ,coriander leaves and lemon wedges.