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Punjab · Dinner

Fish Amritsari

🍗 Non-veg📊 Medium

Traditional Recipe 7: Fish Amritsari recipe

⏱️50 minPrep
🔥25 minCook
🕒75 minTotal
🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Fish Amritsari

  1. Pat fish fillets (600g) dry with paper towels. Make 2-3 shallow slits on each fillet for even marination.
  2. Mix yogurt (100ml), ginger-garlic paste (25g), red chili powder (6g), turmeric (2g), coriander powder (5g), cumin powder (3g), garam masala (3g), lemon juice (30ml), and salt (8g).
  3. Coat fish evenly with marinade, rubbing into slits. Marinate 30 minutes.
  4. Mix all-purpose flour (60g) and cornstarch (40g) in a shallow dish.
  5. Coat marinated fish pieces with flour mixture, shaking off excess.
  6. Heat oil (500ml) in a deep pan to 180°C (oil should shimmer and haze slightly; test with small bread piece—should sizzle immediately).
  7. Carefully slide fish into hot oil, fry 4-5 minutes per side until golden-brown and crispy on outside, flaky and tender inside (internal temperature 63°C).
  8. Drain on paper towels.
  9. Arrange on a platter, garnish with coriander leaves (20g) and lemon wedges.
  10. Serve hot with mint chutney and sliced onions.

📖 Cultural notes

Fish Amritsari represents Punjab's love for crispy, flavorful seafood, where the batter crackles when bitten, revealing tender, succulent fish inside. ---

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