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Amritsari Fish

Fish fillet cubes marinated with gram flour, yogurt and other spices, deep fried to perfection This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Amritsari Fish

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Main Ingredients Surmai fish fillets, Lemon
Cuisine Punjabi
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 41-50 minutes
Cook time 6-10 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg

Ingredients list for Amritsari Fish

  • 500 grams Surmai fish fillets , cut into 1½ inch pieces
  • 1/2 Lemon
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 cup Gram flour (besan)
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon Carom seeds (ajwain)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder
  • 1/2 cup Yogurt
  • 1 Egg
  • for deep-frying Oil
  • to sprinkle Chaat masala
  • for garnish Fresh coriander leaves
  • for garnish Lemon wedges

Method

  1. Place fish pieces on a plate, squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over them, sprinkle salt and rub in well. Set aside to marinate for 5-10 minutes.
  2. To prepare marinade, take gram flour in a bowl, add ginger-garlic paste, carom seeds, chilli powder, salt and yogurt. Break an egg into the bowl and mix well till smooth and thick batter.
  3. Put the fish pieces in this marinade and mix till all the fish pieces are well coated. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
  4. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Slide in the marinated fish pieces, one by one, and deep-fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper, sprinkle chaat masala and toss well.
  5. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with coriander leaves and lemon wedge and serve hot.