How to make Coconut Crusted Fish - Marinated fish fillet pieces dipped in egg, rolled in grated coconut and shallow-fried.
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Main Ingredients : Basa fillets, Scraped coconut (कसा हुआ नारियल)
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Prep Time : 21-25 minutes
Cook time : 6-10 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Coconut Crusted Fish Recipe
Basa fillets cut into 2 inch pieces 400 grams
Scraped coconut 1 cup
Salt to taste
Crushed black peppercorns 1 teaspoon
Garlic chopped 2 tablespoons
Juice of 1 lemon
Fresh red chillies 2-3
Dark soy sauce 1½ tablespoons
Honey 2 teaspoons
Oil 1 teaspoon + to shallow fry
Fresh basil leaves 4-5
Cornflour/ corn starch 2 tablespoons
Eggs 2
Method
Step 1
Marinate fish with salt, crushed pepper, some garlic and little lemon juice.
Step 2
Chop 1 chilli and add to the fish and mix well. Rub the marinade over the fish and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
Step 3
To make dipping sauce, put soy sauce in a bowl, add remaining lemon juice and honey and mix well.
Step 4
Heat oil in a non-stick pan, chop remaining chilli.
Step 5
Add remaining garlic, ginger and chopped chilli and sauté for half a minute.
Step 6
Spread grated coconut on a plate and add to the cornrflour, basil leaves, salt and crushed pepper and mix well.
Step 7
Break egg in a bowl, add salt and whisk.
Step 8
Coat the fish in egg and then cover with coconut mixture.
Step 9
Place the fish in the pan and shallow-fry till golden brown on both the sides.
Step 10
Serve hot with dipping sauce.
