CHILLI FISH | CHILLI FISH RECIPE | RESTAURANT STYLE CHILLI FISH

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Ingredients for Chilli Fish:

Boneless fish cubes- 300 gms

Marinate with:
- Salt- 1/2 tsp
- Red Chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
- Lemon juice- 1 tsp
- Ginger garlic paste (watery)- 1/2 tsp

Batter/mix to be added to marinated fish cubes:
- All purpose flour/maida- 1 tbsp
- Cornflour- 2 tbsp
- Pepper powder- 1/4 tsp
- Egg white- 1
- Salt- a pinch

- Garlic, chopped- 5-6 cloves (2 tsp)
- Green chillies, thinly sliced- 2
- Spring onion chopped- 2 tbsp
- Onion petals- 1 small white onion
- Green pepper/capsicum cubed - 1 cup

Sauce mix:
- Red Chilli Sauce- 2 tbsp
- Tomato sauce- 1 tbsp
- Soy sauce- 2 tsp
- Vinegar- 1 tsp

- Cornflour slurry- 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
- Oil- for deep frying and 1 tbsp for sautéing

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 chillies, 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 chillies, 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.