Amritsari Fish/Machhi Desi Style||Punjab’s famous fried fish recipe|| Easy step by step authentic recipe

Amritsari Machhi/Amritsari fish fry or you can say Ambarsari Machhi is a famous street food from India that too from Punjab.

This dish gets it’s name from the place in Punjab called Amritsar- the place famous for The Golden Temple.

It is a basically a very fresh fish fillet,marinated with some spice, gramflour (besan) and some carrom seeds (ajwain).

Many people make this fish fry by dipping it into a batter and fry,but believe that is not Amritsari Fish,that can be a simple fish pakoda/fritter.

This is simply a fish having some gramflour (besan) into it’s marinate and a tablespoon or two to crisp it up,thats all .

It is very simple to make and has great flavors in it. This twist of carrom seeds (ajwain), helps in taste and aslo in digestion 😊.

So,let’s make Amritsari Machhi/Amritsari Fish Fry in my style 👇 👇👇;

Type- Snack, Appetizer

Preparation time- 15-20 minutes

Cooking time- 5-8 minutes each batch

Ingredients:

600 gm boneless fillets (Around 6-7 fillets) cut into semi thick pieces
2 tbs ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
1 tsp crushed black pepper
Juice of 1 lime or 1/2 lemon
2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp paprika (kashmiri red chilli)
1 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp asfoetida (hing)
3/4th cup besan (gramflour)
2 tbs rice flour
2 tbs beaten yoghurt
1 tsp ajwain (carrom seeds)
1 egg
1/4 th cup or 4 tbs vinegar

Procedure:

In a bowl take all the fish pieces,add ginger garlic paste,salt,black pepper,freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice
Mix it
Now add the red chilli powder, paprika,garam masala and asfoetida (hing) and mix again
Add the besan (gramflour), rice flour, youghurt and egg and again mix it
Keep it covered for 5-10 minutes
Now deep fry these marinated fish until crisp brown
The flame should be around medium-medium high
Enjoy this fish with some lemon wedges and chaat masala sprinkled on top

We’ve added a step by step video of the recipe 👇👇👇