Name: CRISPY FRIED FISH
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 medium White Pomfret fish – Clean well. Remove scales. Leave the tail.; 1 ½ tsp Chili powder; ½ tsp Turmeric powder; ½ tsp Pepper powder; 1 tbsp Lime juice; Salt to taste; 3 tbsp Cornflour mixed with; 5 tbsp of water (should be of medium consistency); Breadcrumbs – can be bought ready-made or grind two toasted bread into crumbs; Vegetable oil for shallow frying; Marinate the fish with the marinade ingredients. Keep aside for 1 hour.; Dip the fish in the cornflour and coat with breadcrumbs.; Shallow fry on medium flame till golden brown and crisp on both sides.; Garnish with onion ringlets and a slice of lemon. Serve hot.

DifficultyBeginner

Prep Time15 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time25 mins

The Dosas and Potato Sabji and Chutney were barely digested and I was already onto lunch. Got my hands on some really fresh Pomfret fish the previous day and I couldn’t wait to cook them. I make fish curry a lot but I absolutely love to fry fish when it is fresh and new and firm. I wanted to try something different for my little girl… that she would also enjoy.

Yields2 Servings

Ingredients

Marinade

2 medium White Pomfret fish – Clean well. Remove scales. Leave the tail.

1 ½ tsp Chili powder

½ tsp Turmeric powder

½ tsp Pepper powder

1 tbsp Lime juice

Salt to taste

For Frying

3 tbsp Cornflour mixed with

5 tbsp of water (should be of medium consistency)

Breadcrumbs – can be bought ready-made or grind two toasted bread into crumbs

Vegetable oil for shallow frying

Directions in a nutshell

Marinate the fish with the marinade ingredients. Keep aside for 1 hour.

Dip the fish in the cornflour and coat with breadcrumbs.

Shallow fry on medium flame till golden brown and crisp on both sides.

Garnish with onion ringlets and a slice of lemon. Serve hot.

Directions

So I stood in the kitchen thinking… I picked out some things and decided to do a batter fried fish but not with a heavy batter…. just a light coating to make it crispy. Marinated the fish in some basic spices and let it sit for an hour. I use lime juice in the marinade to cut out the strong smell of the fish. Vinegar is also a good option.

Before frying dip it in cornflour and coat it with bread crumbs.

Shallow fry on medium flame till golden brown on both sides.

I was really happy with the result. It is simple, quick and beautiful. The best part was when I saw my daughter gobble it down. Definitely going to make more of this soon.

Ingredients