
Kolkata Style Bhetki Fish Fry

Ideal For
Lunch
Food Type
Non-VegIngredients
How To Cook
For marinating the fish:
- 7-8 pieces ( approx 200 gms) Boneless Bhetki Fish Filet
- 1 & ½ cup Lukewarm Water
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
- ½ Big sized Onion
- 6 pcs Garlic Cloves
- ½ inch Ginger
- 2 pcs Green Chillies
- ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- Salt to taste
For coating the fish:
- 2 eggs ( required for single coating )
- 1 cup/200mg of Breadcrumbs ( required for single coating )
- ½ tsp Salt
For Frying:
- Doctor’s Choice Rice Bran Oil for deep frying
Time to prepare- 40 mins
- Firstly wash the fish fillets or make the fish fillets at home by slicing them with a knife
- Take 1&½ cup of lukewarm water in a bowl and add 1 tbsp vinegar to it. Further add the fillets to it and keep it for 10 minutes.
- Take a small grinder jar, add ½ sized big onion, ½ inch ginger, 6 garlic cloves as well as 2 green chillies. Grind it to a fine paste. ( Optional to add 2-3 tbsp of water to make a smooth masala paste).
- Take a mixing bowl and add the paste to it. Add black pepper powder.
- Add lemon juice and salt to the mixing bowl. Mix them well. The paste is ready to marinate the fish.
- Remove the fish fillets from the water and squeeze to ensure all the water is completely removed. Add the fillets to the mixing bowl and marinate in the masala prepared.
- Gently mix the fish fillets with the masala and keep it for marination for about 45 mins- 1 hour.
Secondly,
- Take 2 eggs and ½ tsp salt in a mixing bowl. Beat it well.
- Take 1 cup of breadcrumbs and add ¼ tsp of salt to it. Mix the mixture well.
- Take the marinated fish fillets, dip them into the beaten eggs and coat them well with the breadcrumbs.
- Give it a proper shape and move to the next step.
- Keep all the breaded fish fillets in a freezer for 15-20 minutes in order to get an awesome crunch.
Thirdly,
- For a double breadcrumb coating take 2 cups of breadcrumbs and add ½ tsp of salt to it.
- For double coating, dip the raw Kolkata fish fry into the beaten eggs and further roll it into the breadcrumbs.
- Put the double coated fish fillets in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.
Lastly,
- Take a pan and place it on a medium heat. Add Doctor’s Choice Rice Bran healthy cooking oil for deep frying and let it get hot.
- Fry the fish fillets on a slow flame
- Raise the flame to medium again to get the perfect crunch to this bhetki fillet recipe.
- Fry until golden brown from both sides.
- Place it on a paper towel to soak excess oil.
- Best served with kasundi or tomato sauce and salad.
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