Fish Pakora | Fish Pakoda | Video
Tender fish coated in spiced gram flour batter and cooked to perfection!
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Ingredients
- 500 g fish fillets cut into small pieces (I used salmon)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup gram flour garbanzo flour or besan
- 3 tablespoons corn flour
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon carom seeds ground to a fine powder
- 1 egg lightly whisked
- Salt to taste
- Oil to deep fry
- Your favorite chutney green, date or ketchup (tomato sauce), to serve
- Lemon wedges to serve
- Chat masala optional
Instructions
- Place fish in a large bowl. Add garlic, ginger and lemon juice. Season with salt. Cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Add gram flour, corn flour, red chili powder, garam masala, ground carom seeds and egg.
- Toss fish gently in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for another 15 minutes.
- If the marinade is too dry, sprinkle a little water to wet the mixture. Ideally, the fish pieces need to be “lightly” coated with the batter.
- Meanwhile, half-fill a deep fryer or large heavy based saucepan with oil and heat to 190 C.
- Remove fish pieces from the batter, one at a time, allowing excess to drain off. Carefully place into hot oil. Cook fish, in batches if necessary, for 3-4 minutes until gold and crisp. Drain on paper towel.
- Sprinkle with chat masala if you like. Serve with your favorite chutney ( sweet tamarind chutney, green chutney) and lemon wedges.
Make this in Air Fryer:
- Preheat air fryer to 190 C. Place the battered fish pieces in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Spray with a little cooking oil. Cook for about 6-7 minutes.
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Notes
- If you don’t have a kitchen thermometer, make sure you fry fish over medium heat to ensure the fish pieces are cooked through.
- Never fry over low heat as it will create soggy pakoras
- Carom seeds look very similar to cumin seeds and add a distinct flavor to the pakoras. It's available from your local Indian grocery store. However, it can be substituted with cumin seeds if you like.
- Gram flour is also called garbanzo flour or besan and is easily available from your local grocery store
- This recipe is gluten free
- Corn flour can be substituted with rice flour if you like
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 449mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g