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Kolkata Style Fish Fry

Dec-14-2016
Chitrangada Kundu
75 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
10 People
Serves
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ABOUT Kolkata Style Fish Fry RECIPE

Fish fillet marinated in a spicy marinade then coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried to perfection

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Easy
  • West Bengal
  • Frying

Ingredients Serving: 10

  1. Swai/tilapia/cat fish/bekti fish fillets(cut into rectangles)- 10
  2. Lime juice- half of the lime
  3. Black pepper powder- 1tsp (white pepper powder can also be used)
  4. Onion-1 small
  5. Garlic- 3-4cloves
  6. Ginger- 1inch
  7. Green chilies-2-3
  8. Fresh mint leaves (chopped)- 2-3 tbsp
  9. Coriander leaves (chopped)- 2-3 tbsp
  10. Salt to tast
  11. Breadcrumb to coat
  12. Egg- 2
  13. Water- 5-6 tbsp
  14. Oil to deep fry

Instructions

  1. Cut the fish fillets into rectangular pieces. Marinate the fillets with lime juice, salt, black or white pepper powder. Let the pieces marinate for 15min.
  2. Prepare the second marinade. For that make a smooth paste of onion, garlic, ginger, green chilies, coriander leaves, mint leaves.
  3. Marinate the fish pieces with the paste for 1hr.
  4. Make the egg wash. For the egg wash break eggs and mix with water(5-6tbsp) and beat well. Spread bread crumbs on a flat plate.
  5. Dip fish pieces in egg wash, dip one piece at a time. Shake off excess egg wash and dredge the piece with bread crumbs.
  6. Cover the fish pieces with bread crumbs. And press with fingers so they are well coated. Again dip the fish piece in egg wash and coat with bread crumbs.
  7. Heat oil in a pan or kadai, deep fry the breadcrumb coated fish till evenly brown. Serve hot.

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Debarati Sarma
May-06-2018
Debarati Sarma   May-06-2018

Tried the recipe . It turned out to be an excellent one.

Ayesha Sayyed
Oct-19-2017
Ayesha Sayyed   Oct-19-2017

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