Ingredients

• 6-7 pieces of boneless fish fillet (Basa or Bhetki fish)
• 2 tablespoons of onion paste
• 1 tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper powder
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons of corn flour
• 100 grams of breadcrumb
• Juice of half a lemon
• Salt as per taste
• Oil to fry the fish  
• Black salt to sprinkle at the end

Preparation Time

• 20 minutes (Steps 1&2; excluding refrigeration time)

Cooking Time  

• 10-15 minutes (step 3; excluding refrigeration time)

Steps to frying the Fish Fillet

Step 1

• In a flat bottom bowl mix onion, ginger garlic paste, pepper, salt and the juice of half the lemon
• Take one fillet at a time and rub this mixture on both sides ensuring the fish is coated well on both sides

• Keep the spice coated fillets in a separate plate
• Repeat the process for all the fillets and keep it in the fridge for 2 hours

Step 2

• In a bowl, make a batter of egg white, corn flour and a pinch of salt
• In a plate spread the breadcrumb
• After 2 hours, take out the fillet from fridge
• Now, take spice coated fillet which has rested in the fridge for 2 hours and dip it in the egg and corn flour batter prepared above
• Next coat this battered fish with the breadcrumbs

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• Repeat the process for all the fillets and spread all the fillets nicely in a plate and rest it in the fridge again for 3-4 hours for all ingredients to bind together

• Step 3
• After 3-4 hours, take out the fish from the fridge
• After 10 minutes, deep fry the fillet one by one till all the fillets are fried
• When all fillets are fried, it is now time to serve
• Sprinkle a pinch of black salt on the fried fillets and serve it with mustard sauce (Kashondi), or tomato sauce or any other sauce of your taste

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