Hyderabadi Fish pakora

Hyderabadi Fish pakora

Marination ingredients:

Fish fillet - 2 lbs (cut into small bite pieces)

Gram flour - 6/7 tbsp

Rice flour - 3 tbsp

Lemon juice - from 1 lemon

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Ajwain seeds - 1 tsp (crush them little in your hands)

Salt - 1 tbsp

Red chili powder - 1 tbsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp

Cumin powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Green chili - 2 chopped fine

Mint leaves - 1/4 cup chopped

Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup chopped

For deep frying 

Oil  - 2 cups

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients under marination in a bowl and keep them aside in the fridge for 2 hrs
2. Now heat oil for deep frying in a Pan / Kadai.
3. Slide the fish bites gently to the hot oil one after the other.
4. Regulate the flame to medium and fry till fish bites turn golden and crisp
5. Once done remove the fish pakoras to a bowl. Fry enough fish batches in the same method.
6. Serve fish pakoras with a yogurt dip and enjoy.
7. Deep fry a few green chilis (slit them in middle) and a few curry leaves and garnish them with fish while serving