Apollo Fish Fry – Hyderabadi Batter Fried Fish Fillets | Fish Apollo
Apollo Fish Fry
Apollo Fish Fryis a Hyderabadi specialty. In this Fish Apollo recipe, fish fillets are dipped in a batter, deep-fried and lightly tossed in a masala seasoning. This is a must-try battered fish recipe, easy to cook and delicious to eat!
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Apollo Fish Fry Recipe Step By Step:
Hyderabadi Fried Fish Recipe is a mouth-watering signature fish starter of most restaurants in Hyderabad. The coating is light and crispy and fish is tender and moist.
How to make Hyderabadi Fish Fry:
In this batter fried fish recipe, first wash the fish fillets and cut them into about 1-2 inch pieces. Pat them dry.
Next, coat the fish fillets with a spiced marinade of lemon juice, salt, a little egg white, pepper, turmeric and ginger-garlic paste. Dust corn flour and all-purpose flour over the spiced fish and toss well. Refrigerate the marinated fish for about 10 mins.
Next, heat oil for deep frying in a kadai. Fry the fish in batches to a golden brown.
Drain and remove the crispy, golden-brown fish fry with a slotted spoon and keep aside.
Now, in another pan, put in curry leaves, ginger and garlic and chopped green chillies. Fry for 1- 2 minutes.
Next, add the spices, sauces and curd and mix well.
Finally, put in the fried fish pieces and toss gently.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve Fish Apollo hot as a starter or a snack along with potato chips.
If you are searching for more easy fish dishes, then do try out Chepala Kura
Apollo Fish is a flavourful and spicy dish that's made with fried fish fillets mixed with spicy masalas. Learn how to make this easy Hyderabadi Apollo Fish recipe with boneless fish.
Course Snack/Appetizer
Cuisine Andhra
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Calories 8kcal
Author Shil
Ingredients
Fish Fillet– 250 gms
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
Egg white - 1
Turmeric – ¼ tsp
Lemon Juice – ½ tsp
Pepper Powder – ¼ tsp
Corn Flour – 1 tbsp
All Purpose Flour/Maida – 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 -3 tbsp
For seasoning:
Grated Ginger – 1 tsp
Grated Garlic – 1 tsp
Green Chillies – 2,finely chopped
Curry leaves - a handful
Coriander leaves – a handful
Curd – 2 tbsp,beaten
Lemon juice – ½ tsp
Pepper – ¼ tsp
Chilli Paste/Red Chilli Sauce – 1 tbsp
Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
Soya Sauce – 1 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Instructions
To make this truly crisp dish, firstly, wash fish fillets and cut into 1-2 inch pieces.
Next, take the fish fillets in a bowl. Add salt, lemon juice, egg white (a little), turmeric, ginger-garlic paste and pepper powder and mix well. Sprinkle corn flour and maida and combine well. Refrigerate for 10 mins
Now, heat oil in a pan and fry the batter-coated fish fillets a little at a time till golden brown. Drain and keep aside.
Heat oil in another pan. Add chopped garlic, chopped ginger, curry leaves, green chillies and sauté.
Add coriander powder, garam masala, pepper powder and salt. Combine well. Stir in red chilli sauce, soya sauce and curd. Sprinkle a few coriander leaves.
Add fried fish pieces and toss gently. Remove.
Lastly, drizzle a little lemon juice on top and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve Apollo Fish with Greek yogurt or tartar sauce.
Notes
You can add chopped onions to the seasoning.
Pat dry the fish fillets with a paper towel before dipping them in the batter or you run the risk of the batter falling off.
Make sure the oil is pretty hot before frying the batter-coated fish.
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