CHILLI FISH

Instructions

Preparation:

• Wash and cut the boneless fish into cubes, pat dry.
• Marinate the fish cubes with the items mentioned. Mix well and set aside for 15 mins.
• Add the items for the batter to the marinated fish cubes and mix well.
• Heat oil in a pan/wok for deep frying (180° C)
• Fry the fish cubes in hot oil till golden. This should take around 3 mins(heat can be reduced to 160° C)
• Don’t overcrowd the pan & fry in 2 batches.
• Chop the garlic, spring onion whites and greens.
• Slice the green chilies, cube the green pepper and take out petals from 1 small white onion.
• Prepare the sauce mix.

Process:

• Take a wok/Kadai and heat 1 tbsp of oil.
• Add the chopped garlic and spring onion whites. Give a stir.
• Now add the sliced green chilies, mix & sauté for 15 secs.
• Add the green pepper & then the onion petals. Sauté on high heat for 30 secs.
• Add the fried fish cubes, mix and keep sautéing on high heat for another 1 min.
• Now pour in the sauce mix and mix it well to coat the fried fish pieces.
• Add the cornflour slurry & mix it well till it dries up and coats the fish pieces.
• Add some chopped spring onion greens, mix and serve hot.