Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Fish & Seafood recipes category.

Chilli Fish Recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup oil for shallow frying or more deep frying
250 gms fish fillet
1 1/2 tbsps corn starch (corn flour)
1 1/2 tbsps all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt (sauce already has salt, so add less)
marination
3/4 tsp soya sauce
1/4 tsp ground black pepper (pepper powder)
1 tsp ginger paste (or crushed) (optional)
1 tsp garlic paste (or crushed) (optional)
for chilli manchurian sauce
3 garlic cloves chopped or minced
2 stalks spring onions or 1 medium onion sliced
1/4 cup green bell pepper cubed
1/4 cup red bell pepper cubed
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp vinegar
1 to 2 tbsp red chili sauce (or any hot sauce)
2 tbsp water
1 tsp sugar
3/4 tsp corn starch (corn flour) (optional)

Recipe Instructions:

Prepare the sauce for seasoning - add the soya sauce, chilli sauce, sugar and vinegar to a bowl and set aside.
Rinse the fish and cut to cubes.
Add 3/4 tsp soya sauce, 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp garlic paste, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
Mix and set aside for 10 mins.
Heat a pan with oil for deep or shallow frying or preheat the oven and bake.
Add 1 1/2 tbsps each of corn starch, all-purpose flour, salt to the fish.
Sprinkle some water and mix to coat the fish with flour.
The batter should not be runny.
Fish has to be coated with a thin layer of batter.
Check if the oil is hot enough by dropping a small amount of batter.
It has to rise without turning brown.
Gently slide the fish pieces to the hot oil.
Fry them to golden on a medium flame.
Drain these on a absorbent tissue.
After you finish frying fish, transfer the oil from the pan to a bowl retaining 2 tbsps in the same pan.
Making chilli fish manchurian
add garlic and fry till it gets fragrant.
Add capsicum, onions and fry on high flame for about 2 mins.
Onions and capsicums should be crunchy (not over cooked) and not soft.
Stir in the sauces we made at step 1 and pour 2 tbsps water.
Give a good stir and taste it.
Add more sauces or salt if needed.
When the sauces begin to bubble, add the fried fish & give a stir.
Stir fry on the highest flame for 2 mins.
To make a gravy version, double the sauces and stir 3/4 tsp corn flour with half cup water and pour it to the pan.
Boil until thick then add the fried fish.
Garnish with chopped spring onions

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