A trip to Amritsar is incomplete without tasting the Amritsari Fried Fish. Juicy, delectable singhara or sole fish pieces cooked to perfection. Try out my easy to cook recipe.
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
Total Time: 45 minutesminutes
Ingredients
500gmsfish fillets
Mustard oil for deep frying
Onion rings for garnish
Lemon wedges for garnish
First Marination
2tbspcurd
2tbspginger garlic paste
1tspcarom seeds (ajwain)
1tspcrushed kasoori methi
1/4tspasafoetida (hing)
1tspcumin powder
1tspcoriander powder
1tspred chilli powder
2tsplemon juice
1tbspmustard oil
Salt to taste
Second Marination
3tbspgram flour (besan)
1 1/2tbsprice flour
Instructions
In a large bowl, add the curd, ginger garlic paste, carom seeds, kasoori methi, asafoetida, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, lemon juice, mustard oil, salt, and mix well.
Add in the fish fillets and mix until they are well coated. Leave aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
Heat mustard oil for deep frying to smoking point and cool. You can also use any other oil as per your choice.
In the meantime, add the gram flour and the rice flour to the marinated fish and mix well.
Heat the oil again and deep fry the fish until well done. Remove to a paper towel to drain excess oil. To make them extra crispy, refry the fish pieces.
The Amritsari fried fish is ready to serve. Garnish with onion rings and lemon slices.
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Notes
Singhara or sole fish works best for this recipe. You can use any other fish of your choice.