Amritsari Fish Fry Recipe
Craving for good North Indian Food has made me try all those amazing staple dishes which are so common in northern part of the country. Amritsari Fish Fry is one of them and I have always wondered how do they make that marinated fish on the road side 'thelas' in Punjab, especially in Amritsar where it originated. It is a real staple in Amritsar or Punjab like you have chaat in Delhi or 99 Variety Dosa in Bangalore. Punjab has 5 rivers so all the fish is river water fish.
Ever since I have moved to Bangalore, I haven't found good food as per my palette and now I make those basic ones like Chicken Curry, Tandoori Chicken, Afghani Chicken, Chicken Malai Tikka and many more at home. They are healthy and taste even better as I make them with authentic ingredients rather than cheap alternatives.
Fish is another thing that I have started enjoying but purely in form of fried fish. Somehow I do not like Fish curry. But I love fried fish so much. One of the reasons I love fish it is that it is one of the easiest of non vegetarian foods. One that that I usually make is Tawa Fish Fry.
But this Amritsari Fish Fry is totally different thing. The taste and smell of Ajwain in the batter and sourness of lemon juice and Vinegar which has seeped inside the fish is a simple blast of flavours. Ajwain has another purpose apart from adding to the taste, it counters the gastric that is produced by combination of Fish and besan (Gram flour). But that's cooking, science and art both, isn't it?
Take a look at Amritsari Fish Fry that I make this weekend.
Amrtsari Fish Fry |
Amrtsari Fish Fry |
Amrtsari Fish Fry |
Let's see how can you make Amritsari Fish Fry, I am sure you know how to chill your beer.
Amritsari Fish Fry Recipe
By Chicken Shicken
Famous in Amritsar (Punjab) in India, this is simple yet full of flavours and a perfect snack.
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Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients:
Seer Fish cut in Fillets. Any fish will do which has single bone
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
Sale to Taste
1 tea spoon Red Chilli Powder
1 tea spoon Ajwain
2 tablespoons Besan or Gram Flour
2 tablespoons Curd
1 Egg
Method:
First Marinade:
- Take fish fillets in a bowl.
- Add salt, lemon juice, red chilli powder and ginger garlic paste and mix well.
- Leave it for 20 minutes to marinade,.
This will ensure that that spice and lemon seeps into the fish.
Second Marinade
- Now add besan, vinegar, ajwain, curd and egg.
- Mix well and leave for marination for 10 more minutes.
Egg will help in giving crispness to the fish. Now heat the oil and deep fry the fish till it is golden brown, a little darker shade of brown actually.
When deep frying I use the a simple method, fry on medium first so that it gets cooked from inside and then turn up the heat to give that crispness.
Amritsari Fish fry is ready, serve it with onions, green chutney. Don't forget to squeeze a lemon on onions and may be little chaat masala on the fish. Oh, must not forget the Beer that is chilling in the fridge.
Hope you loved the recipe.
Love,
Raj