Amritsari fish pakora with step by step pictures. Delicious crispy fried fish coated in a gram flour coating with spices and carom seeds.
Amritsari Fish Pakora Recipe
During our last trip to amritsar, this is one dish which is very famous over there and we ordered it quite a few times as well. it is really really tasty. We loved it so much, that i wanted to recreate it at home. Finally i tried it few days back and it turned out perfect. This pakora is so easy to make, you just few ingredient to put together and finally you get a plate of crispy crunchy pakoras. The main flavouring for this pakoras are ajwain which is also known as carom seeds. So don't skip to add those.
About Fish Pakora
Amritsari Fish Pakora is a lightly battered fish fry seasoned with Indian spices, ginger and garlic paste, and gram flour. It's crunchy and refreshing to eat. It works well as an appetiser. According to legend, Amritsari fish pakora originated in Mughal kitchens during the reign of Emperor Akbar. The dish cannot be prepared with fresh or saltwater fish from the sea. It is critical to use Sole fish or Singhara to achieve the flavour and texture found in the authentic dish.
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Ingredients for Amritsari Fish Pakora
Chilli Powder :
Chili powder is a spice blend, and recipes differ from cook to cook and company to company. Chili powders typically contain cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin, oregano, and garlic. It enhances the flavour and heat of recipes.
Kashmiri Chilli Powder :
Kashmiri chiles are tall, thin, wrinkled red chiles that produce a vibrant red powder valued for its colour and mild spiciness. The chile has a slightly smoky flavour. This powder is used in Indian cooking to add colour to dishes that don't require a lot of heat.
Vinegar:
Vinegars acidity or sourness enhances the flavour of food and adds balance to a rich dish. Salad dressings, marinades, sauces, mayonnaise, and ketchup are all examples of where it can be found. Vinegar has the ability to alter the texture of foods.
Cornflour:
When paired with all-purpose flour, cornstarch helps prevent gluten development, which makes the flour coating crispier, and absorb moisture (from the frying and the chicken), which also means a crispier coating.
Amritsari Fish Pakora Recipe
Ingredients
- Fish - 10 to 12 pieces boneless, white fleshed fish
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp i used half kashmiri chilli powder
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
- Carom Seeds / Ajwain Seeds / Omam - ½tsp
- Gram Flour / Besan / Kadalai Mavu - 2 .5 tblspn
- Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 1.5 tblspn
- Cornflour / Cornstarch - 2 tsp
- Vinegar or Lemon Juice - 1 tblspn
- Curd / Yogurt - 2 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
- Chat Masala Powder for sprinkle over fish
Instructions
- Take all the ingredients except oil in a bowl and mix well.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Drop in fish and fry till golden.
- Drain onto some paper towel.
- Sprinkle with chat masala powder.
- Serve hot.
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| in goes some chilli powder and turmeric powder..I used half kashmiri chilli powder and half regular chilli powder |
Anonymous
Hai aarthi,
I like ur recipes. I've one doubt about making cake in microwave. Coz my microwave have some options like:
Keep warm/convection
Micro + convection
Grill + micro
Its onida.
Can also tell me the bake mode of buns. Please.
Aarthi
@Anonymousyou have to make cakes and buns in microwave + conv
Anonymous
Hi aarthi. Nice recipe. Ur awesome cook
Aarthi
@Anonymousgo to blogger.com. every other is easy
Anonymous
@Aarthi
Thank you for your reply a Aarthi
sabarish
Hi whether we have to keep this fish mixing for 1 hr resting time?
Aarthi
@sabarishif you want you can keep it for 1 hour, else dont need
Sarbjeet
wat is dis corn flour??? is it makki kaa aata????
Aarthi
@Sarbjeetno corn flour is different from makki ka aata..it is white in colour also known as cornstarch
Anonymous
Hi arthi can u suggest some fish that can be used..i tried paarai fish..the fish was bit smelly.
Aarthi
@Anonymousi used tilapia
Ruth
I tried this recipe today. It came out well.very delicious ..keep up the good work aarthi. proud of u friend.
Anonymous
Hi , milk products with fish is not advisable... Can this be excluded while preparing this. Happy to see ur post on recipes
Aarthi
@Anonymous I think when it is cooked it is safe, because many recipes use it..And u can skip that too
Anonymous
It's a myth, misconception. There s nothing harmful in mixing milk puts with seafood.
Surya
Karen Pinto
Yummy yummier yummiest... Tummy happy happier happiest
Unknown
Im going to try this on my day off, ur end result looked amazing, great job arthi
Krisha
Hi, I don't have chat masala. Can I omit or what can I subtitute it for?