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Apollo Fish with Sour cream-Thyme dip

Apollo Fish

A popular 'Hyderabadi' recipe and an easy crowd pleaser!
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Course: Appetizer, Brunch, Tapas
Cuisine: Hyderabadi, Indian
Keyword: keto
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Marination Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 268kcal
Author: Aakruti Mahendra

Ingredients

Marinating Fish

  • 1 lb Cod fish wild caught. Or Catfish or your favorite local whitefish
  • 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • Salt to taste

Coating

  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tbsp All purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp Corn flour
  • water to form batter
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup Bread crumbs

'Tempering'

  • 2 sprigs curry leaves omit if you don't find them
  • 2 green chilis Slit. Or 1 deseeded Jalapeno. (Optional)
  • 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper freshly ground
  • 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander
  • 2 tsp Soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Plain Yogurt beaten
  • 2 tbsp Fresh lemon juice
  • Cilanto for garnish chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • Olive oil as required

Instructions

  • Cut 1/3 th inch pieces of the fish fillet. In a bowl, add fish & all ingredients under marination: ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Mix and let it marinate for 1/2 to 1 hour.
  • In another bowl mix all purpose flour and corn flour with salt and water to form a thick batter without any lumps. Let it rest for 30 minutes. Now fold in beaten egg.
  • Take bread crumbs in a separate bowl.
  • Heat sufficient oil for frying in a pan.
  • Dip the marinated fish first in the egg batter, drain excess, coat in bread crumbs and fry in hot oil. Drain excess oil.
  • Once you're done with frying, remove excess oil from the pan and leave enough for tempering.
  • Add curry leaves, green chillies, ginger garlic paste, pepper powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, soya sauce and yogurt.
  • Cook for 2 minutes. Now add fried fish and toss. Ensure all the cubes are coated with the tempered gravy. Cook for 2 minutes.
  • Transfer fried fish to a serving dish and drizzle lemon juice and garnish with cilantro.
  • Enjoy by itself or with your favorite dipping sauce.

Notes

The nutritional value is for 1 Serving. Please keep in mind that the nutrition value is a rough estimate and can vary based on the product used.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 9g | Fiber: 2g
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