Battered fish fry recipe | Kolkata style fish batter fry recipe

        Kolkata fish batter fry is the best appetizer for Bengali people. I personally give 1st preference to the Kolkata fish batter fry into Bengali appetizer. This is so delicious and mouth-watering. This appetizer must have In the food buffet of the Bengali marriage occasion. It has a unique taste with some Indian spices with Bhetki fish. Today I will share this recipe which you may like.

Cooking time : 30 minutes

Servings :  5 person

Ingredients:

(fish marination)

Bhetki fish fillet - 700gm

Salt - to taste

Black pepper powder - 1tbsp

Lemon juice - 4tbsp

Onion - 1small piece

Fresh coriander leaves - 3tbsp

Fresh Mint leaves - 2tbsp

Ginger paste - 2tbsp

Garlic paste - 2tbsp

Sugar - 1tsp

Oil - 4tbsp(Marination)

Green chilli paste - 1tbsp

(For batter)

All-purpose flour -  1.1/2 cup

Cornflour - 5tbsp

Baking powder - 1tsp

Salt - 1tsp

Egg - 2piece

Black pepper powder - 1tsp

Ice cubes - 10  small pieces or chilled water

Oil  500ml - for fry

Cooking Method:

• First, wash fish fillet and cut them into 4 cm square pieces.
  
  
  
  

• Now make a paste of green chilli, coriander leaves, mint leaves, garlic, ginger, onion, 4tbsp of oil, And keep aside after ready the green paste.

• Now add salt lemon juice and black pepper to the fish and marinate well.

• Now add the green paste and mix the green paste with fish fillets. Keep this marination for at least 3 hours in the fridge.
  
  
  
  

• Now take a bowl and make the batter by mixing all-purpose flour, cornflour, black pepper powder, salt, baking powder. After mixing these dry ingredients together, then put egg and ice cubes into the dry mix.
  
  
  
  

• Now whisk well until ice cubes completely meltdown.

• Heat oil in Kadai for frying the battered fish.

• Now coat marinated fish fillets into the batter and put into the hot oil.

•  Fry them in medium flame till golden brown.
  
  
  
  

• Move from hot oil after frying and set them over tissue paper for absorbing the extra oil from fried fish.

• Serve hot with Kasundi & ketchup with cucumber and onion salad.

Hope this Bengali fish batter fry you will like. This is really easy to make at home. So go and try the recipe. I'm sure you will definitely love this appetizer. Any questions or any doubt about the recipe ask me in the comment section below. Please don't forget to subscribe and follow my channel for more updated recipes. You can try my another fried fish recipe by click here.