Lahori Fried Fish

Zobia Sajjad
Zobia Sajjad @zobiasajjad
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Deep-fried, battered, spicy fish fingers just how you get on the streets of Pakistan.

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Ingredients

25 minutes
4fish fingers
  1. 500 gwhite fish fillets boneless and cut in 2 cm strips
  2. chaat masala for sprinkling
  3. vegetable oil for frying
  4. batter:
  5. 1/2 cupgram flour
  6. 1/4 cupcornflour
  7. 2 tbsprice flour
  8. 3 tbspyogurt
  9. 1 tspginger garlic paste
  10. 1 tspsalt
  11. 1 tspred chili powder
  12. 1/2 tspred chili flakes
  13. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  14. 1/2 tspblack pepper powder
  15. 1 tspcarom seeds
  16. 1 tspcumin seeds roasted and crushed
  17. 1 tspdried fenugreek leaves
  18. 1 pinchorange food colour optional

Cooking Instructions

25 minutes
  1. 1

    Pat the fish fillets dry with a paper towel.
    In a big bowl, mix together all the batter ingredients with a whisk. Make a smooth, thick batter.

  2. 2

    To the bowl add the fish and coat it well with the batter. Keep aside for 15 minutes. Don't leave the fish for too long or it will get way too soft.
    Heat oil for deep frying in a big pot. On medium heat, drop the fish fingers in batches. Don't overcrowd. Flip over so that they are equally golden on both sides. When they are half-way cooked and the coating has stuck to the fish, remove to a paper towel.

  3. 3

    Let cool for 15-20 mins while you fry the remaining batch.
    Then re-fry the fish fillets for extra crispiness till they are cooked through and are golden brown.
    Sprinkle chaat masala as soon as they are out and enjoy them with your favourite chutney.

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Zobia Sajjad
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Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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