Crispy, easy and a tasty recipe. This dish can be eaten as an appetizer or as a side with traditional Indian food.
Ingredients:
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| Smelt fishes |
- Smelts or any kind of small fish - desired amount.
- Salt - 2 tspn
- Chili powder - 1 tspn
- Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tspn
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
- Corn flour - 2 tbsp
- Lime juice- from half
- Oil - For deep frying.
Steps:
- Mix all the ingredients except the fish into a paste. If the mixture is too thick, add a splash of amount of water to make it creamy. Taste to see if you need more salt or chili powder.(Once you fry the fishes, you won't be able to able any more salt to them).
- Mix in the fish. Let it marinate for 10 mins.
- In a pan or wok, add enough oil for deep frying, when oil is hot, add about 4-5 fishes at a time.
- After 2-3 mins, turn the fishes and let it cook for another 3 mins. (If oil gets too hot, slightly lower the heat.)
- Take the fishes out of the oil and lay on a sheet of paper towel or newspaper to drain any left over oil.
