Amritsari fish
White fish in a spicy gram flour coating, fried until crisp, a street food classic from Punjab.
- Time35 min + marinating
- LevelMedium
- Costabout £2.06 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Mix the fish with the lemon juice, garlic, ginger, chilli powder, turmeric and half the salt. Leave for 20 minutes.
- 2
Whisk the gram flour, cornflour, garam masala, seeds and the rest of the salt with the water into a thick batter, like double cream.
- 3
Heat the oil in a deep pan to 180C, or until a drop of batter sizzles and floats.
- 4
Dip the fish pieces in the batter and fry in batches for 4 minutes until crisp and golden.
4 min - 5
Drain on kitchen paper and serve straight away with lemon wedges, mint chutney and sliced red onion.
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