Chilli fish with step by step pictures

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Good time surely flies... before I blinked my eyes two weeks of holiday just flew past! sigh..No more late nights or alarm free mornings :( but I think to appreciate and enjoy the holiday we need to earn the break or it won’t be this fun. Anyway I am glad that I got back into the mood of blogging during this break and I actually took an effort to take pictures of things I cooked. I am not sure how long that is going to last though.

Coming to today’s post, chilli fish is one of my favourite dishes. I have been making this for a long time now, especially when I have friends over but like many other recipes it never found its way to blog. It’s such a hassle free recipe with no deep frying bit but still tastes awesome.Talking about the  step by step pictures eventhough I managed to click all the steps they are not really good ones as my helper (hubby) got so impatient and ditched me after taking 1-2 pictures so I  had to click most of it with one hand  :)

Ingredients

 For marinade and frying 

Boneless fish - 500 gm

Maida/ Plain flour - 6 tbs

Cornflour - 3 tbs

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Salt

Pepper - 1 tsp

Water - 1/4-1/2 cup

Egg -1

Oil for shallow frying 

For sauce

Onion - 3 medium (cubed )

Spring onion – 5 ( chop whites and green and keep them separate)

Capsicum/ pepper - 1

Green chillies - 2( cut diagonally )

Minced ginger – 2 tsp

Minced garlic – 2 tsp

Tomato sauce/ tomato ketchup – 5 tbs

Soya sauce - 4 tbs

Chilli garlic sauce - 2 tbs

Oyster sauce ( optional ) – 1 tbs

Salt 

Cornflour - 2 tbs

Water - 5 tbs

Method

• In a bowl add Plain flour, cornflour, salt, pepper, ginger garlic paste, egg and water and make a batter ( thick enough to coat the the fish) 
  
  
  
• Dip the fish in the batter and shallow fry them in a pan adding oil flipping the sides until they are golden brown for about 5 minutes on each side. Drain it on paper towel / kitchen tissue and keep it aside.
  
  
  
  
• In the same pan add minced ginger, minced garlic and fry for 1-2 minutes.  
  
•   Add cubed onions and chopped green chillies and sauté until onions are soft.  
  
• Add spring onion whites and saute for a minute or so.
  
• Add tomato sauce.  
  
• Add soya sauce.
  
• Add oyster sauce.   
• Add chilly garlic sauce and cook for few minutes until oil starts to separate. 
  
• Add chopped capsicum and stir for 1-2 minutes.  
  
• Now add the fried fish and coat it in the sauces and cook it covered for 3- 5 minutes.   
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Finally dissolve 2 tbs of corn flour in 5 tbs of water and pour this to the paneer and mix well. 
  
• Cook for another 1-2 minute and  sprinkle the sprinkle the spring onion greens turn of the flame.            
  
                                                            

Enjoy !