Name: Kolkata Fish Fry recipe by Moumita Malla at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Fish Fillets- 6 Medium Piece (Preferably bhetki fish fillets or Any other white fish fillets); Ingredients For Marination; Lemon Juice-1teaspoon; Onion paste-2tablespoons; Garlic Paste-1 tabledpoon; Ginger paste -1teaspoon; Green chilli -4; Salt to taste; Coriander leaves -1/4 cup (chopped); Garam masala powder-1 teaspoon(Roast 2 each cloves, green cardamom,cinnamon and then grind to make a fine powder); Tomato ketchup -1tbsp; Kasundi or Bengali mustard sauce-1 teaspoon ( you can use English mustard sauce also); Ingredients for frying; Oil-1/2cup; Salt -1pinch; Ingredients for batter; Ingredients Of Batter; Corn flour-2tablespoons; Salt -1pinch; Eggs-2; Bread crumbs-2cups

ABOUT Kolkata Fish Fry RECIPE

Kolkata is a famous city of India which serves you varieties of street foods.Today I am going share Kolkata style fish fry which is made using popular Bengali fish, bhetki fish fillets. If you do not get bhetki fish then you can use any other white fish fillets.If you use any other fish except bhetkit then taste will be different from authentic fish fry.Bengali style fish fry is one of the most popular Bengali snack,served with kasundi or Bengali mustard sauce(English mustard sauce can also be used) and ring onions.It can be served as a starter in any party.It is one of the populer item in the menu of any Bengali wedding.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Fish Fillets- 6 Medium Piece (Preferably bhetki fish fillets or Any other white fish fillets)
Ingredients For Marination
Lemon Juice-1teaspoon
Onion paste-2tablespoons
Garlic Paste-1 tabledpoon
Ginger paste -1teaspoon
Green chilli -4
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves -1/4 cup (chopped)
Garam masala powder-1 teaspoon(Roast 2 each cloves, green cardamom,cinnamon and then grind to make a fine powder)
Tomato ketchup -1tbsp
Kasundi or Bengali mustard sauce-1 teaspoon ( you can use English mustard sauce also)
Ingredients for frying
Oil-1/2cup
Salt -1pinch
Ingredients for batter
Ingredients Of Batter
Corn flour-2tablespoons
Salt -1pinch
Eggs-2
Bread crumbs-2cups

Instructions

Wash the fillets under running water, pat them dry.
Add salt and lemon juice,mix well and keep them aside for 20 minute.
Mix chopped coriander and green chillies in a grinder and grind to make fine paste using little water.
Add ginger garlic paste,mustard paste, black pepper powder, coriander and green chilies paste ,tomato sauce,garam Masala powder and vinegar in a flat and big bowl.Mix them properly. Add fish fillets in this mixture and apply on the each of the fillet evenly and refrigerate it for another 30 minutes
Meanwhile beat the eggs , mix with corn flour,and little salt.
then dip each masala wrapped fish fillets into egg mixture.And then coat with bread crumbs properly.Do this process with remaining fish piese
Place all these bread crumbs coated fish pieces in a plate ..Cover with another plate and keep in the fridge
Place oil in a frying pan to cover the base. Heat over medium heat.Add pinch of salt (when you deep fry something,add pinch of salt in oil,it absorb lees oil)
Add fish pieces(according to the size of your frying pan ) in oil and deep fry on medium flame until golden brown.Turn the fish pieces and fry the other side until golden brown . Take them out from pan and keep them on absorbent paper. Serve with kasundi or Bengali mustard sauce or if you do not have Bengali mustard sauce..you can also use English mustard with ring cut onion or salad.

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