Well, my best pal’s mother is one heck of a woman when it comes to cooking and I have had the opportunity to relish the food cooked by her on several occasions. From delicious crab curry to crispy fish fry to fried idli to delicious chicken to yummy veggies, I have eaten and enjoyed it all. An amazing fish preparation that she churns out is the chutney pomfret. The pomfret is flavored with coriander-green chilly chutney in addition to a paste of turmeric powder, red chilly powder and garlic before being rolled into rice flour and semolina and deep-fried to give a yummy, crispy delight.
Now, if you have been tempted to try it out for yourself then simply go ahead, follow the recipe given below and tickle your taste buds a bit with this gastronomic delight.
Ingredients:
Pomfret (whole and cleaned) – 1 large
Fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped) – 1/2 cup
Green chillies (finely chopped) – 1 tbsp
Garlic cloves (crushed) – 4 nos.
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder – 2tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Rice flour – 1/2 cup
Semolina/suji/rawa – 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Oil for deep-frying
Lemon wedges for garnishing
Method:
1.) Make slits in the fish on the outer side as well as on the sides. Keep aside.
2.) Now take the red chilly and turmeric powders and along with two cloves of garlic make a coarse paste.
3.) By means of slit in the sides, apply this paste on inner side of the fish. Stand it for 5-10 minutes.
4.) In the meanwhile, grind coriander, green chillies, remaining garlic cloves and salt to obtain chutney. Once chutney is ready, add lemon juice.
5.) Now apply this chutney to the inner side of the fish in the same way as the first paste.
6.) Tie up the fish with strings so that the fish does not open up while frying.
7.) Roll the fish in rice flour and semolina. Deep fry until golden and crisp.
8.) Serve hot garnished with lemon wedges.
