Chilli Fish

Chilli Fish

Chilli fish is very very popular chinese dish among all Indians.Although we have made this dish in Indo Chinese way .As less oil is used in this dish it has become popular with kids as well as grown ups.Most of the restaurants serve this dish and every restaurant has their own style of cooking this dish.You can make with with Cat fish,Basa fish,Bhetki or even salmon.These fishes donot have bones so is used for this preparation.You should have a wok to cook this dish.It is cooked in high flame.

Servings 4
Prep time 15 min
Cooking time 12 min

Ingredients

Boneless fish 1 fillet basa
Onion diced 1
Capsicum diced 1/2
Chopped garlic 1 tp
Chopped ginger 1tp
Green chillies 5
Flour 1 tp
Cornflour 2tp
Red chilli powder
Pepper powder 1/2 tp
Egg 1
Salt and sugar as per need
Tomato ketchup 2 tbsp
Fish sauce 1tp
Vinegar 1tp
Fish sauce-1 tp
Lemon juice 1tp
white oil for frying and making sauce
Soya sauce-In marination as well as in the gravy
Seaseme seeds-1 tp

Method

Marinate the fish with lemon juice,soya sauce,red chilli powder,salt,sugar,egg and keep aside for deep frying.

Now in a pan take enough white oil to deep fry the fish.Fry till crisp and drain in a kitchen towel.

3.Now we have to  make the sauce.First take 2 tp oil in a pan.Take the same oil which we used for frying.

4.First add chopped ginger,garlic and saute for few seconds.

4.First add chopped Onions and green chillies and saute on high flame.

Now add 1tbsp tomato ketchup,1tp of soya sauce,1tp vinegar,1/2tp fish sauce,seaseme seeds,black pepper powder and sugar and salt to taste.Now saute in high flame .

Now mix 1 tp cornflour with water and pour it in the sauce.

If you want gravy or semi thick gravy add water according to it.
It is ready.Serve with seaseme seeds.

Serve hot with any kind of fried rice.

Recipe by Chef Dimple