Amritsari Fish Recipe

Amritsari fish is an Indian street food item. It is made by marinating fish in spices, then covering it in gram flour batter and deep-frying it. It goes great with mint chutney and is a great snack.

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Prep Time 40

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 10

Course Starters

Cuisine Indian

Servings

Calories 255 kcal

Equipment

Pan
Blender

Ingredients

For Fish

250 g Freshwater Sole Fish
1 cup Gram Flour
1 tablespoon Corn Flour
¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ teaspoon Orange Food Color
1 Lemon
1 Egg
3 cup Oil
¼ cup Water
1 teaspoon Chat Masala
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
¼ teaspoon Garam Masala
½ teaspoon Carom Seeds

For Mint Chutney

1 cup Mint Leaves (chopped)
1 cup Cilantro Leaves (chopped)
2 Garlic Cloves
2 Green Chilies
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon Water

Instructions

Preparation of batter

In a bowl, take gram flour, cornflour, chat masala, salt, red chili powder, garam masala, carom seeds, baking soda (food color goes with it) and egg. Mix it all.
Now, start adding water slowly and mixing it to form a batter. The batter should have a medium-thick consistency.

Marinating the fish

Cut the fish in thin slices.
Place the fish in a bowl and add lemon juice and salt to it.
Leave it for 30 minutes to marinade.

Cooking the fish

Now, dip the marinated fish in the above-made batter.
In a preheated pan, heat 3 cups of oil.
Then, on a medium flame, add the fish dipped in batter to the pan.
Cook the fish from both sides until crispy.
Place the fish on a plate and sprinkle chat masala on it.
Serve hot with pudina chutney.

Mint Chutney Recipe

Add garlic, chilli, sugar and salt in a small jar of the grinder.
Grind them for 5 minutes.
Then, add coriander leaves, mint leaves, lemon juice and water.
Grind them until it smooth for 5 minutes.

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Keyword Amritsari, Amritsari Fish, Fish Fritters, Indian, Indian Cuisine

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