In my blog I have posted almost all versions of Manchurian recipe except for fish. 'Fish Manchurian' is yet another popular Indo Chinese preparation which you can find in most of the Chinese restaurants. I want to share this recipe to fish lovers all over the world specially my Bengali friends who really want to come out of the traditional fish recipes and make something of different taste and flavor. The recipe is very simple where fish fillet are coated with cornflour batter along with mixed spices, which is then deep fried and stir fried with sauce and vegetables.We can use any type of fish in the dish and don't forget to remove the fish bone from it. It goes very well with anything like roti, rice, noodles etc. So friends, enjoy making this dish and having it.
Ingredients:
| Fish fillets(or take any other fish and remove the bone) 250 gms | ||
| Corn flour | 4tbsp | |
| Lemon juice | 2 tbsp | |
| Ginger-garlic paste | 2 tbsp | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Soy sauce | 4 tsp | |
| Red chilli powder | 1 tsp | |
| Black pepper powder | 1 tsp | |
| Tomato sauce | 2 tbsp | |
| Red chili sauce | 1 tsp | |
| Onion (chopped) | 1 | |
| Garlic cloves (chopped) | 5 to 6 | |
| Red bell pepper | 1 | |
| Yellow bell pepper | 1 | |
| Green bell peppers | 1 | |
| Green chillies Chopped | 3 | |
| Ajinomoto (Chinese salt) | 1/2 tsp | |
| Salt to taste | | |
| Oil for frying | | |
| Coriander chopped | | |
Method:
1. Cut the fish fillet into medium-size pieces. Wash it and drain out excess water. Add red chili powder,1/2 tsp. pepper powder,1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp. soys sauce,1 tsp tomato sauce, salt and lemon juice to the fish and mix well. Let it marinate for minimum 2 hours. Cut bell peppers into square shaped pieces and keep aside.
2. After 2 hours, to the marinated fish, add corn flour and mix well and beaten egg and mix well to get a batter. If required add more salt (Keep that in mind that you have added salt already and soy sauce contains salt ).
3. Heat oil in a pan, coat the fish pieces well with the batter drop into the oil and deep fry them in low flame first and then increase the flame until it become crisp and golden brown in color. Take it out and keep aside.
4. Heat little oil in a large pan and add chopped garlic, chopped green chili and then chopped onion. Fry for a couple of minute in high flame and then add remaining ginger garlic paste all (red, yellow and green) bell pepper pieces. Sauté for a few minute and add, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1bsp tomato sauce, 1 tsp red chili paste (optional), and a pinch Ajinomoto. Stir well continuously for about 4 to 5 minutes in high flame until vegetables becomes soft. Now add fried fish pieces and mix thoroughly. If you want to make a thick gravy, dissolve 1 tsp cornflour in ½ cup of water and add that or you can keep the preparation semi dry. Switch off the flame and let it covered for some time.
Garnish with chopped coriander and chopped spring onion. Serve hot with Rice, fried rice or noodles..