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Masala Fish & Chips
Awesome fish and chips with a delicious curried flavour
food
Masala Fish & Chips
Awesome fish and chips with a delicious curried flavour
Supplies
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- Pinch Himalayan pink salt
- Salt to taste
- 2 potatoes (Desiree/Maris pipers work well),
- Washed & cut into chips
- Mustard Oil (can use any oil if you don't have
- Mustard)
- Fish Marination:
- 2 fillets white fish, each cut into 3 pieces, skinless
- & boneless
- 2 teaspoons ginger paste
- 2 teaspoons garlic paste
- 2 green birds eye chillies mashed into a paste
- 2 tablespoons tandoori powder
- Salt to taste
- Batter:
- 150 grams plain flour, sifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
- 1 teaspoon sunflower oil
- 200 milliliters chilled beer
- Sunflower oil for frying
- Plain flour, combined with salt to taste & a sprinkle
- Of chilli powder
Steps
- For the fish marination, place fish fillets on a plate. Add
- The remaining ingredients listed under 'fish marination'
- And massage into the fish pieces. Keep aside.
- Preheat oven to 200C. Place the chips on a baking tray
- And drizzle over a little mustard oil, salt, chilli powder,
- Paprika and pink salt and massage into the chips. Cook
- For 30 minutes or until golden and cooked all the way
- Through.
- For the batter, sift the flour and baking powder
- Together and add a good sprinkle of salt. Now add the
- Turmeric and crushed coriander seeds, followed by the
- Sunflower oil. Pour in the chilled beer and whisk until
- Well combined and smooth.
- Dredge each fillet with a little dusting of the seasoned
- Flour. This will help the batter stick.
- Coat a fish fillet in batter, let the excess drip off and
- Carefully place into a medium pan of oil heated to 190C.
- Repeat with the next piece, being careful not to
- Overcrowd the pan. It is best to cook in batches.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes. turning half way through. The batter
- Should now be golden and crispy on both sides.
- Place cooked fish onto a wire tray to allow excess oil to
- Drain. Serve with masala chips.