It’s match day weekend. Not only the IPL but you have more than half a dozen premier league games tonight and not to forget, Man City has an exciting fixture and they are trying to top the points table, so there’s no reason, my table needs to be empty. Besides the pints of beer and vodka shots, I need an endless supply of starters, the ones that get ready in minutes and yet are a “star of the table” with a nice umami flavour. Voila, what more does one need? Let me share with you my top-rated recipe for Fish – salt & pepper. You can practically use any fish but my all-time snack favourite is the Pomfret or Sole. This amazing recipe packs flavour and scores high points on the taste quotient. So head to the kitchen and try this yummy starter for match night. Cheers.
Prep Time – 15 minutes
Cook Time – 15 minutes
Total Time – 30 minutes
Servings – 4
Ingredients:
Pomfret or Sole – 500 gms
Batter :
Refined flour – 15 gm
Egg – 1
Baking powder – a pinch
Olive or Salad Oil – 10 gm
Tepid water – a little
Salt – to taste
Fat or Oil – 30 gm
Garlic – a few flakes
Spring onion – 1
Capsicum – 1
Chicken or Vegetable stock – 10 ml
Soy Oil – 2 tbsp
Pepper powder – a pinch
Method :
1 ) Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a basin. Add egg yolk, oil and water and mix to a
smooth batter.
2 ) Clean, fillet and skin fish. Wash thoroughly in cold water.
3 ) Dip the fish in batter, deep fry and set aside.
4 ) Heat oil in a wok or pan. Add chopped garlic, capsicum and spring onion and saute on high
heat for 2 minutes. Add stock and give it a nice boil for another two minutes on high flame. Once
stock evaporates, add fish and toss it up a few times. Serve hot garnished with scallions.
Pro tip: once the dish is ready, top it up with a few dashes of Thai Fish Sauce and taste the magic.
