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Hello friends,
Today I am going to share with you kolkatas famous snacks recipe "Kabiraji fish cutlet". Before that would like to share few stories related to this dish. This unique cutlet harks back to the Raj era when British officers living in dark bungalows. They often ask their chefs (desi bawarchi) to recreate the English food they were used to. One such dish was a cutlet, covered with egg chiffonade, known as a covered cutlet or coverage cutlet.
Another story was famous poet Rabindranath Tagore (win noble prize in literature,1913). didn't like cutlet covered with dust of biscuits. On hearing the same the head cook of "Basanta Cabin" made a challenge to prepare cutlet in such way that the poet would agree to accept the same. He accordingly started experiments and finally prepared the same with small fry from the liquid of eggs instead of dust of biscuits and placed the same before the poet. He agreed to take the new version of cutlet. Thus the cutlet was named after "Kobi Raji"(poet agreed to take)Cutlet. There is some controversy regarding this story.
Ingredients:-
1. Barramundi Fish- 4(fillets).
2. Galic- 6-8 cloves.
3. Ginger -1/2 inch.
4. Green chilies- 4(whole).
5. Lemon juice- 1tbsp.
6. Vinegar-2tbsp.
7. Raw Eggs- 8(whole).
8. Carom seeds-1-1/2 tsp.
9. Coriander leaves- A handful (chopped).
10. Black pepper- 1tsp.
11. Bread crumbs- As required.
12. All purpose flour- 2tbsp.
13. Corn starch-2tbsp.
14.Salt- To taste.
15. Vegetable oil- As required (for deep frying).
Preparation Method:-
Step 1- First add cleaned fish fillets in a bowl. Pour 1cup of water and vinegar in the bowl and soak fish fillets about 15-20 minutes.
Step 2- In between make a smooth paste with green chilies (2), Garlic,ginger. Set aside.
Step 3- Take a bowl. Add 3 eggs, whisk well and set aside.
Step 4- After 20 minutes take out the fish from water, remove excess water and marinate the fish fillets with (step-2) green chili and garlic-ginger paste and salt. Set aside.
Step 5- Now make a paste with remaining green chilies. Add black pepper. Set aside.
Step 6- Take another bowl. Add remaining 5 eggs and whisk well. Add green chili and black pepper mixture (step-5) into it.
Step 7- Next add breadcrumbs in a plate. Add salt and mix well. Now coat fish fillet with bread crumbs.(do not overcoats).
Step 8- Take a deep frying pan. Add sufficient vegetable oil. Once oil will became 190degree hot. Slide the coated fish fillet in the oil and fry until golden brown. Set aside.
Step 9- In a bowl add all purpose flour, cornstarch, and 3tbsp of (step-6) whisk spice mix beaten eggs. Combine egg with all purpose flour and cornstarch very well. Make sure there shouldn't be any lumps. Now once mixture of flour is prepared transfer them into the (step-6) spice whisked egg mixture. Combine well.
Step 10- Now place a 3cm deep frying pan on medium heat. Pour large amount of vegetable oil. Let the oil became hot 180degree.
Step 11- Once oil will became hot. Take cornstarch mixed egg bowl and by the help of your three fingers make egg webs. Keep fingers straight ,swing and twist (use fingertips only) your wrist back and forth.
Step 12- Once web created well, sprinkle chopped fresh cilantro leaves, carom seeds on the egg web. Lower the flame.
Step 13- Take the golden fried fish fillets, dip them into the (step-3) beaten eggs. Now place fried fillet at the starting point of egg web, leave boarders.
Step 14- Use two spatula to shape and cover the fillets with egg web properly.
Step 15- Once cutlet is properly covered with egg web, take out them into kitchen towels. Follow the same steps for the remaining fillets.
Step 16- Now it's ready to serve hot with 🥗 salad.
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N.B. This article was also published on my personal blog : https://sduttaskitchen.blogspot.com/