Fish Cutlets Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a very popular appetizers made with fish, veggies and spices are coated in flour mix and breadcrumbs, and deep fried to perfection.
Fish Cutlets
I love cutlets, they are so addictive. We make veggie cutlets often at home and i love it. You can check it here. I have a friend who brings cutlets made of fish and mutton very often. Even though i am not a big fan of fish cutlets, i love her mutton cutlets. I always wanted to blog about that two recipe here in my blog, because i know there are so many fish lovers out there.
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About Fish Cutlets Recipe
Fish Cutlets Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a very popular appetizers made with fish, veggies and spices are coated in flour mix and breadcrumbs, and deep fried to perfection.
Last week when i made fish biryani, i had some leftover fish lying around. So i thought to give this cutlet a try. It is so simple to make, there is just simple stuffs going in this recipe.
Finally the cutlets came out so yummy and my sisters loved it so much. The cool thing about this is, you can make the cutlet patties and freeze them, so whenever you need them, you can just fry them and serve.
Ingredients for Fish Cutlets Recipe
- Fish - 1 cup boiled or fried ( deboned and shredded)
- Potatoes - 2 medium size (boiled, peeled and mashed)
- Onion - 1 small finely chopped finely
- Green Chilli - 1 finely chopped finely
- Curry leaves - 1 spring chopped finely
- Oil - 1 tsp + for deep frying
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro - ½ cup chopped finely
- Chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Breadcrumbs - 1.5 cup
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - ½ cup
- Cornflour / Cornstarch - ¼ cup
- Water as needed to make thin batter
How to Make Fish Cutlets Recipe
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai. Add in onions, chilli and curry leaves and saute for a min.
- Add in chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt and cook for 30 sec. Now the masala in done.
- Take boiled mashed potatoes, shredded fish, coriander leaves and sauted onion mixture in a bowl and mix well.
- Take small portions and shape them into patties and set aside.
- Now take maida, cornflour and water in a bowl and mix them well to a thin paste.
- Take breadcrumbs in a bowl and keep it ready.
- Now take the patties and dip them first in maida batter and then in breadcrumbs.
- Let the breadcrumbs coat on all sides and arrange them in plate.
- Put this in fridge for a good 30 mins if required. Or else you can fry them immediately.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Once it is hot Fry the cutlets till it is golden brown on all sides.
- Drain them and Serve with ketchup.
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Fish Cutlets | Fish Cutlets Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup boiled or fried Fish deboned and shredded
- 2 medium size Potatoes boiled, peeled and mashed
- 1 small Onion finely chopped finely
- 1 Green Chilli finely chopped finely
- 1 spring Curry leaves chopped finely
- 1 tsp + for deep frying Oil
- ½ cup chopped finely Coriander leaves / Cilantro
- 1 tsp Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala powder
- Salt to taste
- 1.5 cup Breadcrumbs
- ½ cup All Purpose Flour / Maida
- ¼ cup Cornflour / Cornstarch
- Water as needed to make thin batter
Instructions
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai. Add in onions, chilli and curry leaves and saute for a min.
- Add in chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt and cook for 30 sec. Now the masala in done.
- Take boiled mashed potatoes, shredded fish, coriander leaves and sauted onion mixture in a bowl and mix well.
- Take small portions and shape them into patties and set aside.
- Now take maida, cornflour and water in a bowl and mix them well to a thin paste.
- Take breadcrumbs in a bowl and keep it ready.
- Now take the patties and dip them first in maida batter and then in breadcrumbs.
- Let the breadcrumbs coat on all sides and arrange them in plate.
- Put this in fridge for a good 30 mins if required. Or else you can fry them immediately.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Once it is hot Fry the cutlets till it is golden brown on all sides.
- Drain them and Serve with ketchup.
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Fish Cutlets Recipe Step by Step Pictures
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Start by sauteing onions, curryleaves and chillies |
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| Cook till it is translucent |
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| Add in salt, chilli powder and garam masala powder |
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| Cook for 30 more sec. |
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| Add that to potatoes, coriander leaves and cooked fish |
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| Mix them around |
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| Shape into small patties |
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| Now time for some dipping and dunking |
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| Take fish cutlets and dip them in flour mixture |
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| Once you are dipped |
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| Roll them in breadcrumbs |
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| All rolled |
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| Heat oil for frying |
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| Fry the fish cutlets |
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| Till they are golden on both sides |
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| Serve |
zareena
One of my favorites..
Priya Suresh
Droolworthy kebabs, soo tempting.
Hamaree Rasoi
Delicious and crispy fish kabab.
Deepa
GK Arusuvai
Delicious cutlet....
Anonymous
Can we dip in egg instead of flour mixture?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can
Aswatha Anand
Can we use our hands to break fried fish just to make them small?
Aarthi
@Aswatha Anandyes u can use
Anonymous
Thank you for such a lovely recipe. I was wondering what to do with left over fish and this worked out fine. I'm 23 and this was my first attempt at making cutlets. Thank you 🙂
Meghana
Which fish did you use in this recipe?
Aarthi
@Meghananot so sure