Chilli Fish

Ingredients :



For Marinate:

Boneless Fish Pieces :1 lb/1/2 kg (I?ve used King fish,You can use any fleshy fish of your choice),Cut into small square cube

Black Pepper Powder :1/2 tsp

Soy Sauce :1 tsp

Salt to taste



For Batter :

Egg :1 no

Corn Flour :1/4 cup

All-Purpose Flour/Maida :1/4 cup

Water as needed

Oil for frying



For Sauce :

Onion :2 cup (finely chopped)

Garlic :2 cloves or 1 tsp (finely chopped)

Capsicum :1/2 cup (Diced)

Green chilly :4 nos (finely chopped)

Celery :1/4 cup(chopped)

Kashmiri Red Chilly :1 tsp (optional- Here i have used get for more colour)

Red Chilly Powder :1 tsp

Chilly Sauce :3tsp

Sugar :1/2 tsp

Water/Stock :2 cup

Corn Flour :1 tbsp

Spring Onion Greens :for garnishing (Chopped)

Salt to taste

Peanut Oil/Cooking Oil as needed

Ajinomotto : A pinch (Optional-not recommended for regular use)







Method of Preparation :

1.Marinate the fish pieces with above mentioned marinate ingredients and mix well and keep it for 30 minutes preferrably in a refrigerator.

2.Heat oil in the frying pan; Prepare the batter, mix all purpose flour,cornflour,salt for taste.

3.Beat the egg and mix it with flour,add little water and make it to a thick batter.

4.Dip the fish pieces in the flour batter and deep fry till it turns to light golden brown in color,remove and set it aside.

5.In the remaining oil,add chopped garlic,green chilles,chopped celery,onion and saute them until onion turn translucent.

6.Add diced capsicum,red chilly powders and saute for couple of minutes now add stock/water and allow it to boil.

7.Add chilly sauce,sugar,salt and mix well now add the fried fish pieces.

8.Mix the corn flour with little water and mix it well with the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes.

9.Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.