We all love Indian Street Food starting from bhel puri, pani puri, papdi chaat, dahi bhalle, samosa chaat and the list goes on and on. If you move towards Eastern part of India you'll find there are number of vendors selling "CHOP" aka croquettes. They have variety of chops in their stall starting from vegetable chop, fish chop and chicken chop. You name it and you'll find that variety in their stall.
One of the very famous street foods is Fish Fingers or Fish Sticks. They are very delicious snack /appetizer and go very well with your evening cup of tea. They are also one of the favorite recipes for kids.
But the question is how much hygiene they maintain in their shops. We're feeding those chops aka croquettes to our kids to our family members but always have a guilt in our mind i.e. what oil they're using, what kind of water they're using etc etc.
I have a stern belief that home cooked food is always better than street food. So, I prefer to give my family home cooked food but not compromising on the taste.
Fish Fingers or Fish Sticks or Fish Nuggets whatever you call them are made from any kind of White Fish (Cod, Haddock, Basa etc). Here, I'm using Tilapia.
These fish fingers or fish sticks are first battered and then coated with bread crumbs and finally deep fried. You can serve them with any kind of dipping sauce of your choice.
You can also freeze them for upto 3 weeks and when you want thaw them and fry them in hot oil on medium heat for 10-12 minutes. You're done.
So, let's start with the recipe:
Ingredients:
1. Fish Steaks (cut into thin slices of 1 cm thickness): 3
2. Ginger-Garlic Paste: 1 1/2 tbsp
3. Kashmiri Red Chili Powder: 1/2 tbsp
4. Dark Soy Sauce: 1 tbsp
5. Lemon Juice: 1/2 lemon
6. Black Pepper: 1/4 tbsp
7. Breadcrumbs: 1 cup
8. Corn Flour: 2 tbsp
9. Salt to taste
10. Oil for frying
Method:
1. Wash the fish steaks thoroughly and pat dry them with paper towel.
2. Cut the fish steaks into thin slices with 1 cm of thickness.
3. In a bowl add the ginger-garlic paste, lemon juice, kashmiri red chili powder, black pepper, salt and dark soy sauce. Mix everything well until well combined.
4. Add in the fish pieces into this marinate and coat them nicely with this marinate from all the sides.
5. Let the fish rest for about 15 minutes.
6. Prepare a slurry by adding corn flour and water. The slurry should not be too thick nor too thin.
7. Take the fish pieces, dip them into the prepared corn flour mixture and coat them nicely with the breadcrumbs. Repeat the process with the rest of the fish pieces.
8. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. When the oil is hot enough add the fish pieces into the oil and fry them until golden brown. This will taken roughly 10-12 minutes.
9. Take out the fish fingers on a plate lined with paper towel tp soak in the excess oil.
10. Serve the fish fingers with any dipping sauce of your choice. Enjoy!!!
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