Friday, June 5, 2009

Fish Cutlet

Ingredients:
Fish - 1 lb
Potato-2 nos
Onions- 1 ( finely chopped )
Green chilies- 6 (finely chopped )
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Black pepper- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala- ½ tsp
Coriander leaves- 1/2 cup (chopped finely )
Oil-as needed for shallow fry
Egg or 1 Egg white–1
Bread crumbs - 1 cup
Method:

  • Boil the fish with salt and turmeric powder in boiling water. Cook till tender, remove from the heat, remove all bones, and then mash it into flakes. Keep it aside.
  • Boil potatoes separately till tender, peel off the skins and mash them with your hands/or the back of a spoon. There should be no lumps.
  • Heat the oil in a shallow non-stick pan and add all the onions, green chilies. After a couple of minutes, add ginger garlic paste. Fry for a minute.
  • Add the fish and potato mixture to it.
  • Now add garam masala and add the chopped coriander leaves and salt.
  • Saute for a minute. remove from heat. allow it to cool.
  • Beat the egg (You can use just egg whites too) with a pinch of salt. Keep a plate with bread crumbs also ready.
  • Dip each oval ball into the egg and then into the bread crumbs. Give it a final shaping.
  • Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the cutlets till brown on both sides.Serve it hot with corriander chutney or ketch up.Enjoy!

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