Fried Fish with Sweet Chilli Sauce Recipe -

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30Oct

Fried Fish with Sweet Chilli Sauce Recipe

Need a lip-smacking recipe to satiate your cravings? Try this delicious Fried Fish recipe paired with Sweet Chilli Sauce. The crispy texture of fish topped with sweet ‘n’ spicy chilly sauce, is a wholesome combination to savour. It is best to use salmon fillets in this recipe, however, you can use your favourite fish as well. If you don’t like spice much, then reduce the amount of red chilli and add extra sugar to the sauce. If you are a fish lover, then you need to bookmark this recipe for the next time. Be it kids or adults, everyone will love this fancy yet easy-to-make recipe for sure. Do try this recipe, rate it and let us know how it turned out to be by leaving a comment in the section below. Happy Cooking!

Recipe by: Swapnadeep Mukherjee, Executive Chef, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa

Ingredients of Fried Fish with Sweet Chilli Sauce

250 gm fish fillets
25 gm onion shallot
10 gm coriander leaves
15 ml tamarind juice
500 ml virgin olive oil
5 gm red chilli
10 gm corn flour
10 gm garlic
3 gm sugar
15 ml veg stock
salt as required

How to make Fried Fish with Sweet Chilli Sauce

Step 1 Make a paste

Pound coriander roots, garlic, red chilli and shallots using a mortar and pestle.
Step 2 Make corn flour slurry

Add corn flour in a bowl along with some water. Mix to make a slurry.
Step 3 Fry the fish

Now just dip fish fillet slices in corn flour slurry and deep fry them in hot oil. Once fried well, take the pieces out on a plate.
Step 4 Sauce preparation

Now heat oil in a pan. Add the mixture that we prepared by pounding coriander roots, garlic, red chilli and shallots. Stir fry for a minute. Add sugar and salt as per taste along with veg stock and tamarind juice. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
Step 5 Ready to be served

Place the fish on a plate and pour the thick sauce on the fish. Garnish with some coriander leaves and serve.