So fish is not usually my meat of choice. I don't really hate eating fish. It's the bones inside that bother me when I'm doing so. Cause as a kid almost every time me and my family were eating fish together, always, always, I am the one, the only one, with bones!

Now with that said THIS is probably my go to thing if eating fish. Cause it uses the boneless fish fillet. And it's pre easy and literally takes no time. The only thing I don't like about this is that your hands will now probably smell of fish for a while after cooking and it doesn't go away too easily.

[Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 10-15 mins Serves: 3]

Ingredients

500 gms fish fillet [use basa or pangash], sliced

Salt to taste (I-2 tbsp)

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1/2 Lime juice

1 tbsp Mustard Oil

1 egg*

A pinch of Asafoetida [hing]*

1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder

2 tbsp Curd

1 tbsp rice flour*

2 tbsp gram flour (a.k.a besan)

1/2 tsp Carom Seeds

Oil for frying

* = (optional)

Instructions

1. Wash, clean and dice the fish into small cubes.
2. In a mixing bowl add the diced fish, add salt to taste, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, a beaten egg, mustard oil, asafoetida mix everything well and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
3. Now in the same bowl add some Kashmiri/Degi Chilli powder (for color), curd, rice flour (prep by grinding rice in a mixer-grinder) (the rice flour gives crispiness), gram flour, carom seeds. Mix it all thoroughly and keep aside.
4. Heat oil in a cauldron, once its hot deep fry the marinated fish till brown.
5. Drain excess oil from it by using a tissue paper
6. (optional) garnish with onion rings, lemon and coriander and serve with mint-corriander chutney.

Now instead of frying it in oil, you could also use an air fryer if you're posh enough to own one. Just brush some oil on it. For me, air frying just doesn't have the right ~*vibes*~ for me. I just prefer to die early from cholesterol, high BP, and the good ol' heart attack. But whatever works best for you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯