Chilli Fish Recipe | Restaurant Style Chilli Fish Recipe | Fish Manchurian |Simple and Yummy Recipes

Chili Fish is a popular Indo-Chinese recipe made by tossing boneless pieces of fish in the spicy chili sauce. It can be served as an appetizer or side dish for noodles and fried rice. It is a perfect appetizer for dinner party recipes.

For making this chili fish recipe, make sure to use only boneless fish pieces which are cut into medium-sized cubes. Any boneless fish can be used for this recipe.

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Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

• 300 gms Boneless Fish (cut into cubes)
• 1 Onion ( cut into petals )
• 1 Capsicum ( cut into cubes )
• 1 tbsp Garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 tbsp Ginger, finely chopped
• 1 tsp Pepper powder
• Salt as required
• 1 tbsp Salt
• Oil for deep frying
• few chopped Spring Onion

Batter to coat fish

• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1 tsp Pepper powder
• 1 tbsp All-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp Cornflour
• 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
• Egg white from 1 egg

Sauce mix

• 2 tbsp Soysauce
• 1 tbsp Red chili sauce
• 1/2 tbsp Tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp Chilli Vinegar

Cornflour Slurry

• 1 tbsp Cornflour
• 1 tbsp Water

Method

Step 1: To make Sauce mix

• In a small bowl mix together all the sauces -soy sauce, red chili sauce, tomato sauce, and chili vinegar. Keep aside.

Step 2: Batter Coating the fish

• Place the boneless fish cubes in a large bowl. Add salt and lemon. Mix well. Keep aside and let it marinate for 15 mins.

• After 15 mins, add cornflour, maida flour, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, pepper powder, and egg white from 1 egg to the fish. Mix well to coat the batter well with the fish.

Step 3: Deep frying the Fish

• Heat oil in kadai or pan for frying the fish. When the oil is medium hot, drop the fish pieces one by one and fry them in batches until crisp and done. Once the fish is fried, remove it to a plate plated with the tissue.

Step 4: Making Chili Fish / Fish Manchurian

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wide pan, when hot add chopped garlic, ginger, and green chilies, and stir fry for 15 secs on high heat.

• Next, add the onion petals and stir fry for 15 secs on high heat. Then add capsicum pieces, salt, and stir fry for 30 secs on high heat.

• Then pour the sauce mix and 2 tbsp of water and mix well. stir fry for 1 min on high heat.

• Make cornflour slurry by mixing cornflour and water and immediately add this slurry to the onion, capsicum sauce mixture and mix well.

• Next, add the fried fish cubes to the pan and toss well with the mixture. Toss well to coat with the sauce and stirfry for 2 min on high heat.

• Add salt and pepper powder as required and mix well. Garnish with some chopped spring onion and serve hot.

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Step 1: To make Sauce mix

In a small bowl mix together all the sauces -soy sauce, red chili sauce, tomato sauce, and chili vinegar. Keep aside.

Step 2: Batter Coating the fish

Place the boneless fish cubes in a large bowl. Add salt and lemon. Mix well. Keep aside and let it marinate for 15 mins.

After 15 mins, add cornflour, maida flour, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, pepper powder, and egg white from 1 egg to the fish. Mix well to coat the batter well with the fish.

Step 3: Deep frying the Fish

Heat oil in kadai or pan for frying the fish. When the oil is medium hot, drop the fish pieces one by one and fry them in batches until crisp and done. Once the fish is fried, remove it to a plate lined with the tissue paper.

Step 4: Making Chili Fish / Fish Manchurian

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wide pan, when hot add chopped garlic, ginger, and green chilies, and stir fry for 15 secs on high heat.

Next, add the onion petals and stir fry for 15 secs on high heat. Then add capsicum pieces, salt, and stir fry for 30 secs on high heat.

Then pour the sauce mix and 2 tbsp of water and mix well. stir fry for 1 min on high heat.

Make cornflour slurry by mixing cornflour and water.

Immediately add this slurry to the onion, capsicum sauce mixture and mix well.

Next, add the fried fish cubes to the pan and toss well with the mixture. Toss well to coat with the sauce and stirfry for 2 min on high heat.

Add salt and pepper powder as required and mix well. Garnish with some chopped spring onion and serve hot.

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