Crispy Crumb Coated Bengali Fried Fish

Kumkum Chatterjee
Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This is a famous Kolkata special Bhetki / Barramundi or Asian Seabass fish fry where fish fillets are marinated, crumb coated and fried and are extremely flavourful. The texture is boneless soft flaky fish inside while the outer crust is crunchy.Bengalis love fish and when it is marinated in green masala it tastes simply delicious. It is a perfect evening snack and also a wonderful starter recipe popular in restaurants and street food in Kolkata.

Crispy Crumb Coated Bengali Fried Fish

#thc
#thcweek9
#friedfish
This is a famous Kolkata special Bhetki / Barramundi or Asian Seabass fish fry where fish fillets are marinated, crumb coated and fried and are extremely flavourful. The texture is boneless soft flaky fish inside while the outer crust is crunchy.Bengalis love fish and when it is marinated in green masala it tastes simply delicious. It is a perfect evening snack and also a wonderful starter recipe popular in restaurants and street food in Kolkata.

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Ingredients

20 minutes
2 servings
  1. 300 gmsBhetki Fish Fillet
  2. 1/2onion paste
  3. 1 tspginger garlic paste
  4. 1green chilli
  5. 1 tbspvinegar
  6. 2 tbsplemon juice
  7. 1 tspShaan Fried Fish Masala
  8. 2 tbspchopped coriander
  9. 1/2 tspred chilli flakes
  10. 1/2 tspsalt
  11. For outer crust:
  12. 1.5 cupsbreadcrumbs
  13. 2 tbspgramflour
  14. 1 tspcornflour
  15. 1egg
  16. As neededoil for frying

Cooking Instructions

20 minutes
  1. 1

    Blend together onion,green chilli,ginger garlic paste,chopped coriander and vinegar adding little water if needed.

  2. 2

    Smear fish with lemon juice and salt and mix well.Add blended paste, Shaan Fried Fish Masala,1 tbsp gramflour,red chilli flakes and smear it all over the fillets.Set aside for half an hour to marinate.

  3. 3

    Beat an egg adding gramflour and cornflour.Sprinkle 1/4 th tsp salt to the slurry.Dip each fillet in this slurry and toss in breadcrumbs. Double coat in breadcrumbs and with the help of a knife give smooth shape to the sides of the fillets. Refrigerate for an hour to set.

  4. 4

    Heat sufficient oil in a pan and deep fry fish fillets till golden brown. Serve hot as an evening snack or appetizer with onion, tomato slices and tomato ketchup or mustard sauce. It also pairs well as a side dish for jeeara rice or peas pulao.

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