Fish Manchurian-














Ingredients

Serves - 4


Fish - 250 gram(Refer Tip Section for more detail)
Big Onion - 1 no
Capsicum - 1 no
Green Chillies - 1 no
Garlic pods - 5 to 10 
Ginger - 1"inch stick
Lemon /Vinegar - 1 tsp
Normal Water - 1 Cup
Sugar - 1 tsp
Tomato Saue - 3 Tablespoon
Soya Sauce - 2 Tablespoon
Green Chilli Sauce - 2 tsp (Depends on the spice level)
Red Chilli Sauce - 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves - few 
Oil - for frying 

For Thickening

Corn Flour - 2 Tablespoon
Water - 5 Tablespoon


For Batter

Maida - 6 Tablespoon
Corn Flour - 3 Tablespoon
Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Egg - 1
Red Food Color - 1/2 tsp
Water - as reqd
Salt - as reqd

Pre-Preparation


  • Chop the onions roughly into cube sized pieces.
  • Finley Chop the garlic and ginger 
  • Chop the green chillies and coriander leaves.
  • Wash the fish 


Method


  • Take the fish ,chop them to small cubes.Add Vinegar 1/2 tsp ,salt and marinate for 10 minutes.Meanwhile prepare the batter .Add the ingredients under the batter section except water and beat well with a fork.Then add water little by little to form a thin consistency similar to the dosa batter.Dip the marinated fish cubes and deep fry it.






  • Drain the fried fish in a tissue paper ,so that excess oil gets absorbed.In a pan add 2 tsp oil ,then add the chopped veggies,onions,capsicum and green chilly.Stir them on  High flame for 1 minute.




  •  Then add the chopped garlic and ginger,stir them.then add the sugar.Stir well.Then add the sauces one by one stir again in high flame.Add some water ,just 3 Tablespoon and cook for a minute.




  •  Meanwhile prepare the thickening batter using the corn flour and water .Pour the thickening batter to the sauce.Stir well and add some water.Let the corn flour get cooked.Leave for 2 -3 minutes in low flame.




  • Add 1/2 Cup water.If you want a dry version add 1/2 to 1cup water.For semi gravy ,you could add upto 1 and 1/2 cup water.Once the sauce starts to thicken add the fried fish.Saute on High Flame.Finally decorate with chopped garlic and coriander leaves.



  • Serve hot with your fried rice,jeera rice and noodles.


Tip

For the Fish
Debone and deskin the fish pieces- I have used seer fish(Vanjiram).The original fished with skin and bones weighed 300gms ,after de-'s they weighed approx 250 grms.

7 comments:

  1. it looks yum pretika.. well made dear :)

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  2. Very lovely and nice virtual party to divy...

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  3. Slurp, even a vegetarian will drool over that plate, wat a beautiful virtual party,well done Prethika.

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  4. Thanks a lot EM, we have been friends just for a short time, but I feel close to you, but never did I imagine that you will surprise me like this, thanks a lot fpr the wonderful post, ur manchurian looks super yum.. <3 u and hugsss, thanks for the loveeeeeely surprise :D Nie clicks teasing me to have some :D

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  5. Lovely preaparation. Happy Birthday Divya ! May God bless you.

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  6. Wow fish manchurian is kaalakal and calling me to eat them :) too good dear and really one recipe of Divs that I would love to try someday

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