Hakka Manchurian Fish | Fish Manchurian in Air Fryer
Chili Fish is an easy and delicious Indo-Chinese recipe in which fish pieces are first seasoned with basic spices like pepper and salt and are then coated with a thick batter made of flour (mix of all-purpose flour and corn starch). The batter coated fish pieces are then deep fried and then finally cooked in Manchurian gravy. For this recipe instead of deep frying the fish we have used an air fryer to minimize the use of oil making the dish a very healthy option. Try this simple to make recipe and tingle your taste buds. Just adjust the amount of green chilies to suit your spice intake and create a perfect balance of hot, sweet n sour fish.
Ingredients
For seasoning the fish
1. Fish Fillet (Cut into pieces) – 400 gm 2. Salt – As per taste 3. Black Pepper Powder – 1 tsp 4. Lime Juice – ½ Lime
For Batter
5. All-Purpose Flour – 2 & ½ tbsp. 6. Corn Starch – 2 & ½ tbsp. 7. Salt (for batter) – ½ tsp 8. Black Pepper Powder (for batter) – ½ tsp 9. Vinegar – 1 tbsp 10. Soy Sauce – 1 tbsp 11. Water ¼ Cup (or as needed for getting desired batter thickness)
For Manchurian Gravy
12. Ginger (Finely Chopped) – 1 tbsp 13. Garlic (Finely Chopped) – 1 tsp 14. Bell Pepper (Cut into cubes) – 1 Small 15. Spring (Green) Onions – 200 gm 16. Onion (Sliced) – 1 medium 17. Green Chili – 1 18. Oil – 1 and ½ tbsp. 19. Soy Sauce – 1 tbsp 20. Vinegar – 1/2 tbsp 21. Ketchup – 1 /2 tbsp 22. Salt - ½ tsp 23. Black Pepper Powder – ½ tsp 24. Water – 1 /2 Cup 25. Corn Starch – 2 tsp 26. Water (For slurry) – 3 -4 tbsp
Method:
1. Season the fish with salt, pepper and lime juice and keep aside for half an hour 2. In bowl mix all the ingredients for the batter and add water slowly and mix well to form a semi-thick batter making sure that no lumps are formed 3. Coat the seasoned fish pieces with the batter 4. Place the coated fish in the air fryer and spray with some oil. Cook the one side for 10 mins on 375 F on Air Fryer Mode. 5. After 10 mins light brush the fish on cooked side and then flip over and again do a light oil brush on the other side 6. Now on the same setting, cook the other side of the fish for 8 mins and keep aside 7. For Manchurian gravy, heat oil in a pan and fry ginger and garlic until golden brown. 8. Then add sliced and green onions and fry for about a min or two on high heat 9. Then add bell pepper and green chili and sauté for a min and then add soy sauce, vinegar and ketchup, salt and black pepper powder and mix well 10. Add water and bring to a boil 11. For making corn flour slurry, add corn starch to water (3-4 tbsp) and mix well and then add to the Manchurian gravy 12. Cook for a min and then add the fried fish and give a nice mix to everything 13. Hakka Manchurian Fish is ready. Serve hot and garnish with some chopped green onions.
