Fish Pakora || Fish Fry

Bringing this delicious and crispy recipe from our new year's eve tradition at home. With my kids usually preparing for upcoming exams, my husband loved to serve these warm for the starters along side some cozy drinks. Hope enjoy these while you welcome the new year!

Ingredients

• Deboned fish fillets cut into small pieces           500 gm

         (Rohu or any flaky/white fish)

• Wheat flour                                                          2 tbsp
• Asafoetida(heeng)                                               1 pinch
• Mustard oil                                                          1 tsp
• Lemon juice                                                        1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder                                                 1 tsp
• Gram flour (besan)                                              1 tea cup
• Rice flour                                                            1/2 tea cup
• Yellow mustard powder                                      1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder                                               1/4 tsp
• Kashmiri redchilli powder(optional)                  1/4 tsp                       
• Ginger                                                                 2"piece
• Green chilies                                                       3-4 pieces
• Garlic                                                                  4-5 cloves
• Dry garam masala                                              1/2 tsp
• Chat masala                                                        1 tsp
• Oil                                                                       3-4  serving spoon                                               

Preparation

1. Wash the fish with water 2 to 3 times and rinse the water. Then add asafoetida in a cup water and soak the fish in it for few seconds and rinse. Gently rub wheat flour on the fish and rinse again.
2. Initial treatment to get rid of the smell-

                    Salt.                         1 tsp
                    Mustard oil              1 tsp
                    Lemon juice            1 tbsp
                    Turmeric powder     1/2 tsp

        

         Take a big bowl, remove the water thoroughly. Sprinkle above things on the fish and mix well.    

         Keep aside for 30 minutes cover with cling wrap, later wash it thoroughly.

Marination

1. Take gram flour and rice flour in a deep bowl.
2. Grind ginger, garlic and green chilli into a thin paste.
3. Add the paste to the bowl along with turmeric powder, mustard powder, red chilli Powder and dry garam masala. Add water slowly in small quantity till you get a thick batter (thickness can be compared that of a cake batter).

1. Add salt.
2. Take the rinsed fish pieces and drain any excess water. Now add fish into the batter and evenly coat on both sides of the pieces.
3. Cover the bowl with lid and keep it aside for 10 to 15 minutes for marination.

Cooking Method

1. Heat oil in a deep frying pan on high flame for few minutes or till you see fumes coming out.
2. Very carefully add 3-4 pieces of battered fish in the hot oil to fry. Reduce flame to medium and fry the fish till they become golden brown on both sides (take about 2-3 minutes for each piece to cook on both sides)

1. Continue  this process till all fish pieces are fried properly.
2. Now Fish Pakoras are ready. 
   

To serve

Take all fish Pakoras in a serving dish, squeeze some lemon juice over them and sprinkle chaat masala. Garnish with coriander leaves or mint leaves.

Serve hot with mint and coriander chutney, along with your favorite drinks!

Fish Korma

         Fish Korma is a very popular dish among fish food lovers of Northern India  as well as other parts of India.Various methods are prevalent to prepare it.So give a try to this one too.

Ingredients:

• Fish [rohu or tengan] [cut into round pieces]
  
  
     500 gm   

     To clean it--

•  Salt  1 tsp
•  Lemon juice  2 tsp
• Turmeric powder  1 tsp 
• Asafoetida [hing]  1/4 tsp
  
  
  

For masala to wrap fish--

•         Ginger  50 gm
•         Curd  250 gm
•         Garlic cloves  20
•         Salt to taste

Others:

• Onion  4 medium 
• Tomato  3 medium
• Green coriander leaves  1 bunch
• Dry garam masala powder  1 tsp
• Coriander powder
• Fenugreek seeds  1 tsp
• Red chili powder  1 tsp
• Oil [Mustard or refined]  1 cup

Preparation:

    1.To clean the fish pieces,rub hing on pieces and wash with water.Now rub the pieces with a mixture of salt [1 tsp] and lemon juice [2 tsp]. Mix turmeric powder and leave for 1/2 hour.Then wash thoroughly and let the excess water drain.

     2.To prepare masala to wrap the fish pieces,grind garlic and ginger.Add salt and beaten curd.Wrap the pieces with this paste and leave for about an hour.
    3.Chop finely the onions,tomato,green chili and green coriander leaves.
    4.Soak the fenugreek seeds in 1/2 cup of water.

Method:

• Heat a deep pan on full flame.Add  oil.
• Fry chopped onion till golden brown.Take out the fried onion.
• Grind fried onion,tomato and soaked fenugreek seeds.
• To this paste,add turmeric powder,red chili powder and coriander powder.Mix well to get a thick paste.
• Now ,take fish pieces out from curd mixture and fry in the pan till fish becomes light brown & tender.Take out the fried fish and keep separately.Save the remaining curd paste for later use.
• Now add the above thick paste to the pan.Fry by stirring continuously for a few seconds.
• Add gradually remaining curd paste of curd & garlic etc.,keep on stirring till all the paste is used and masala turns golden,oil starts oozing in the pan.
• Now add fried fish pieces,saute till all pieces are well wrapped.
• Add dry garam masala powder and 2 cup of water.Cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
• Ensure the gravy is thick.Close the flame.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve hot.  Ideal companion- Rice and paratha,roti or naan.

 

Fish Fry

      

            The fish is very popular for its taste and its lightness.There are various methods to cook it to get varied taste.Similarly state of Kerala is well known for unique fish recipes.A Keralite friend of my daughter offered so tasty fish dish that we still feel its taste.That method has been slightly modified with north Indian touch.Hope this will go well with food lovers.

  Ingredients

• Fish fillets [single bone]  500 gm
• Coriander powder  3-4 tsp
• Red chili powder  1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder  1 tsp
• Mango powder  1 tsp
• Dry garam masala 1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds  1 tsp
• Curry leaves  4-6
• Lemon  1
• Salt to taste
• Refined/vegetable oil  2 tbsp

Preparation:

   1.Wash the fish with plain water,then with hing.Now wash with wheat flour and water.

To marinate,mix salt and lemon juice with fish fillets.Keep for about 30 minutes.

Drain water from fish mixture.

   2.Now make a thick paste of all the ingredients,above mentioned and mix with fish.Leave it for 1/2 hour.

Method

• Heat vegetable/refined oil [1 tsp] in a non stick fry pan on high flame.Once hot,lower the flame.

• Add half of mustard seeds n curry leaves,fry for a few seconds.

• Now fry 3-4 pieces of fish,at a time on low flame..

• Fry on one side for 5-6 minutes,then change sides.If necessary,change sids again.

• Ensure the fish is not burnt and well cooked on both sides.

• Enjoy the Fish Fry as a snack,or,with rumali roti,rice & dal.

Fish and Yogurt Curry

For fish dish lovers, here is a light and very tasty fish curry.

Ingredients:

• 
• Fish-10 pcs (rohu fish is preferable)
• Onion paste-6 tbs
• Garlic & ginger paste-2 tbps
• Turmeric powder-2 tsp
• Garam masala-1 tbps
• Mustard oil-4 tbsp
• Salt-3 tsp
• Curd/Yogurt-2 cup
• Sugar-2 tsp
• Red chilli powder-1 tsp
• Green chillies-5 pcs(cut into length wise pieces)
• water-1/2 cup

Method:

• Wash the fish properly with water,then mix with heeng(asafoetida),wash again.Now,rinse every fish piece with wheat flour and wash again so that its smell and stickiness go off.
• Marinate the fish with the 1 tsp of salt,1 tsp of turmeric powder and half of the oil and keep the mixture for 30 minutes.Keep aside.
• Beat the curd with sugar and a little of water.Add onion paste [ 2 tbps ] & chilli powder [1/2 tsp].Chillis can be skipped if desired so.Keep aside.
• Take out the marinated fish from marinating mixture & throw the residual water.
• Add marinated fish into curd paste and keep the mixture aside for 30 minutes again.

• Heat the rest of oil in deep frying pan on the flame.
• Fry the onion and garlic & ginger paste till it is well cooked and starts oozing oil.
• Add rest of turmeric powder,green chilli,garam masala and 1/2 tsp of red chilli into fry pan.Mix well and cook for half minute.
• Now add the fish mixture into the fry pan,mix well.Cover the fry pan and let it cook for 20-30 minutes on low flame.
• Ensure that fish is properly cooked,then close the flame.Keep the dish covered for 5 minutes.
• Serve hot with rice and naan.

Fish and Yogurt Curry