Chilli Fish

Chilli Fish -

Chilli Fish is basically a dish from the Chinese Cuisine but this one is the Indian version. Try this out with any kind of fleshy fish that has very minimal or almost no bones.

Ingredients:

1 lb. of catfish , cut into 2" pieces (You can use any fish of your choice)

1 medium sized onion, diced  

1 medium size green bell pepper, diced

1 medium sized tomato, finely chopped

1 tbsp Ginger and garlic paste

3 green chillies, slit

a pinch of sugar

Oil, as required

1 cup water

Ingredients for marination:

2 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp tomato ketch up

3 tbsp red chili sauce

1 tbsp Ginger and garlic paste

2 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar

1 tsp black pepper powder

1 tbsp all purpose flour

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Clean the fish thoroughly and cut into 2" pieces .

Add all the ingredients for marination and keep the fish marinated for 30 minutes in refrigerator.

Heat oil in a pan, and shallow fry the marinated fish (no need to deep fry the fish).Keep aside the marination for later use.

In the same oil, add ginger garlic paste, fry for a minute , then add onion and saute until translucent.

Add the green chilies, green bell pepper and diced tomatoes and allow to cook for a few minutes until pulpy. 

Reduce heat and add the marination mix and cook for a minute.

Pour a cup of water, add salt and allow it to slow boil on medium heat. Add a pinch of sugar to balance all the flavors in the gravy.

Add the fried fish in the gravy and cook until the fish is fully done. Reduce the amount of water in the gravy if you want a thicker consistency.

Serve hot with Fried rice or Roti or Naan.