Amritsari Fish

This is a a yum, deep-fried fish made in Amritsari style! It is served as a starter or as a snack. It is a popular street food of Amritsar. The fish traditionally used is Singhara (Cat fish). Since, it wasn't readily available, I have used Basa fillets.

Preparation time : 40 minutes of combined marination time

Cooking time - 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Basa fillets - 600 gm, cut into 2'' pieces

Malt Vinegar- 1/4 cup

Red chilli powder- 1 tbsp

Salt-to taste

Carom seeds (Ajwain) - 1 tsp

Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Egg - 1

Gram flour (Besan) - 1 cup

Oil - to deep fry the fish

Method:

1. Marinate the Basa fillets pieces  in  malt vinegar for 10 minutes.

2. Add the red chilli powder, salt, carom seeds, ginger-garlic paste, lemon juice, gram flour and mix well. Set aside for half an hour.

3. Now, break an egg over the marinated fish and mix well.

4. Heat oil in a kadai. gently release the fish pieces into the oil. Deep fry till they appear golden brown. Remove and drain them on kitchen absorbent paper.

5. Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Note: Traditionally, the fried fish is sprinkled with chat masala before serving.