Delicious and Easy

Easy and delicious way to impress family and guests with chef Saurav Choudhuri’s seafood recipes

Crumb fried fish and chips

Ingredients:

Fish fillet without skin (hallibut / black pomfret)360 gms

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Flour (sieved)80 gms

Bread crumbs80 gms

Lemon (cut in to wedges without seed)1 no

Parsley (chopped)20 gms

lemon juice (freshly squeezed)1 no

French fries160 gms

Refined oil to fry

Egg beaten well1 no

METHOD

•  Marinate fish with salt pepper and lemon juice
•  Dredge fish fillet with flour, dropping of excess
•  Dip in beaten egg and dredge again with bread crumbs dropping of the excess
•  Heat oil and deep fry the fillets till golden .
•  Drain well on a paper towel to soak off excess oil
•  Separately fry french fries till crisp and golden.
•  Serve garnished with lemon wedge and a dipping sauce of your choice.
•  Traditionally served with tartar sauce

BBQ Prawns

Ingredients:

Prawns 250 gms(18-20)

Tomato roasted in an oven@180C for 10 minutes30 gms

Pineapple peeled cut into dices and roasted20 gms

Capsicum roasted in an oven @180C for five minutes25 gms .

Onion roasted in an oven @180C for five minutes20 gms

Garlic roasted in an oven @180C for five minutes10 gms

Salt to taste

Tomato paste15 gms

Chipotle chilly (Or smoked chilli sauce)10 gms

 Refined oil20 ml

METHOD

•  Make a puree of all the roasted vegetables in a high speed food processor.
•  Heat oil in a thick bottom pan , add tomato paste, chipotle chilli and cook for a minute.
•  Add the puree, pineapple juice and cook on a slow flame for about 15 minutes.
•  Add salt to taste
•  Cool the sauce for 15 minutes to get a coating consistency
•  Clean wash and devein prawns . Pat dry and sprinkle with salt.
•  Brush the sauce on prawns and cook on a BBQ grill or a thick Iron griddle for 3 to 5 minutes.
•  Serve the prawns sizzling hot with the sauce as an accompaniment
•  Can be served with french fries or a fresh salad of your choice.

(The chef is a senior sous  chef  at Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre)