This famous Bengali fish butter fry is white flaky fish marinated with fresh herbs and spices and then batter-fried. The fish becomes so soft encrusted in a crispy shell that it melts in your mouth. Hence the confusion in the name.
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Keyword Bengali fish butter fry, Fish batter fry, Fish fry
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 312kcal
Ingredients
500gramfish fillets
For the marinade
1 smallonion
6clovesgarlic
1cupcilantro
1limejuiced
1inchginger
2green chilies
saltto taste
For the batter
1cupall purpose flour
salt to taste
1/2tspblack pepper powder
1/2tspred chili powder
1/2cupmilk
1/2cupbeer/soda/water
1eggoptional
2tsphot water
1tspbaking soda
Oilfor deep frying
Instructions
Grind all ingredients listed under "for the marinade" and add to cleaned and dried fish fillets (by blotting with kitchen towels). Add some salt. Let marinate for at least 45 minutes.
In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients listed under "for the batter", add milk, water/beer/soda, and egg (if using), and mix until smooth. Add the baking soda to 2 tsp of hot water, and add to the batter. Give it a good stir.
Heat oil in a pan for deep frying. Dunk fish fillets into the batter one at a time and fry till golden brown. Serve with hot sauce, mustard sauce, ketchup, or tartar sauce.