Ingredients

The following ingredients have 3 Servings
  • ¼ cup Oil ( for shallow frying or more deep frying)
  • 250 gms fish fillet
  • 1 ½ tbsps corn starch ((corn flour))
  • 1 ½ tbsps all-purpose flour
  • ⅛ tsp salt ((sauce already has salt, so add less))
  • ¾ tsp soya sauce
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper ((pepper powder))
  • 1 tsp ginger paste ((or crushed) (optional))
  • 1 tsp garlic paste ((or crushed) (optional))
  • 3 garlic cloves (chopped or minced)
  • 2 stalks spring onions (or 1 medium onion sliced)
  • ¼ cup green bell pepper ( cubed)
  • ¼ cup red bell pepper ( cubed)
  • 1 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 to 2 tbsp red chili sauce ((or any hot sauce))
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ¾ tsp corn starch ((corn flour) (optional))

Instruction

  • Prepare the sauce for seasoning - Add the soya sauce, chilli sauce, sugar and vinegar to a bowl and set aside.
  • Rinse the fish and cut to cubes.
  • Add ¾ tsp soya sauce, 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp garlic paste, and ¼ tsp black pepper. Mix and set aside for 10 mins.
  • Heat a pan with oil for deep or shallow frying or preheat the oven and bake.
  • Add 1 ½ tbsps each of corn starch, all-purpose flour, salt to the fish. Sprinkle some water and mix to coat the fish with flour. The batter should not be runny. Fish has to be coated with a thin layer of batter.
  • Check if the oil is hot enough by dropping a small amount of batter. It has to rise without turning brown. Gently slide the fish pieces to the hot oil.
  • Fry them to golden on a medium flame. Drain these on a absorbent tissue.
  • After you finish frying fish, transfer the oil from the pan to a bowl retaining 2 tbsps in the same pan.