Stuffing Fish!
Red herrings stuffed with potatoes and fried till golden.
Ingredients
4
medium herrings
500
grams
potatoes
boiled, peeled and mashed
1
large onion
1
tsp
Ginger
grated
1
tsp
garlic
grated
2
green chillies
finely chopped
1
tsp
Cumin seeds
salt to taste
1
tbsp
Lemon juice
1
tsp
Vinegar
3/4
gram
cupflour
50
grams
butter
2/3
cup
Water
1
tbsp
bread crumbs
Oil for deep frying
For garnish
1
tbsp
coriander leaves
1
lemon
sliced
4
lettuce leaves
Instructions
Fry the onion, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, green chilies and coriander in the butter until the onion turns golden.
Allow this mixture to cool and then mix it into the mashed potatoes along with lemon juice and vinegar.
Stuff the herrings with the mashed potatoes.
Mix the water, gram flour and bread crumbs together until a batter is formed.
Dip the herrings into this batter and deep fry until golden.
Lay the fish atop the lettuce leaves and garnish with coriander leaves and lemon slices.
Serve immediately.