Amritsari fish
Amritsari fish, from above
Non vegPunjab

Amritsari fish

Fish in a spicy besan coat, fried crisp. Squeeze lemon, ignore everyone.

40 minTime
29 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Fried fish from the holy city3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
374kcalsame
29 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Fish500 g boneless fillets (basa, sole or rohu), in fingers
Lemon juice1½ tbsp, plus wedges to serve
Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp
Ajwain (carom seeds)1 tsp, crushed
Kashmiri chilli powder2 tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)½ cup
Rice flour2 tbsp
Waterabout 1/4 cup
Saltto taste
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for deep frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed)
Chaat masala1 tsp

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Pat the fish dry. Rub with the lemon juice, half the ginger garlic paste and a little salt. Set aside.
  2. 2Mix the besan, rice flour, crushed ajwain, chilli powder, turmeric, the rest of the ginger garlic paste and salt with just enough water to make a thick batter.
  3. 3Coat the fish pieces in the batter and rest for 10 minutes.
  4. 4Heat the oil to medium hot. Fry the fish in small batches, turning once, until crisp and golden.
  5. 5Drain on a rack, sprinkle chaat masala and serve with lemon wedges, sliced onion and green chutney.
Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

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What goes with Amritsari fish: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Baingan bharta40 min
On the side Aloo gobi35 min
To drink Sweet lassi10 min
To drink Kanji15 min
Something sweet Atte ki panjiri45 min
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