Naadan Fish Cutlet

Naadan style Fish Cutlet is a very delicious dish you can never stop with one. This is the naadan style of preparing fish cutlet at my In-laws place. But to say, it tastes yum with a cup of hot coffee and tea. This cutlet makes an easy and tasty appetizer for all occasions. Have a great evening friends :)

Ingredients:

Mackerel fish - 3 nos (boiled and bones removed)

Onions - 2 large (chopped)

Garlic - 4 pods (chopped)

Green chillies - 3 nos (chopped)

Curry leaves - handful

Potatoes - 5 nos (peeled, boiled and mashed)

Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp

Red chilli powder - ¼ tsp

Black pepper powder - 2 tbsp

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tbsp

For frying:

Oil - for deep/shallow frying

Egg - 2 nos (beaten)

Bread crumbs - 1 cup

Boiling fish:

In a pan add the cleaned fish, 3 - 4 curry leaves, 2 pods of garlic, one small piece of ginger, 1 green chilli, pinch of turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and enough water for the fish to cook. Once the fish is cooked, remove the bones from the fish and keep aside.

Preparation:

- Boil fish as mentioned and keep aside.

- Peel, boil and mash the potatoes with a pinch of salt and keep aside.

- Pour oil in a kadai and saute onions, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves till onions turn translucent.

- Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, pepper powder, coriander powder and fry till raw smell goes.

- Add the fish to this mixture and saute for a minute. Switch off flame and keep aside the mixture to cool.

- When cooled, add the mixture to the mashed potatoes and mix well with hand. Add salt at this stage. Make cutlet patties in different shapes and sizes and keep aside.

- Roll each cutlet patty in beaten egg, in bread crumbs and deep fry or shallow fry in oil.

- Serve hot with tomato hot and sweet sauce or green chutney.

Note:

- King fish, Tuna fish is also used to make fish cutlets. I used Mackerel fish for this recipe.

- Check spice and salt as per taste.