Apollo fish is a famous appetizer served at many restaurants in Hyderabad, India. I first had this dish when my uncle took us out to eat at a restaurant called Blue Fox. Since then, it’s become a family favorite. It’s very similar to Chicken 65, but the fish version. You can eat it as an appetizer or as a main meal with rice and daal. You can also substitute the fish for chicken.
Apollo Fish
Author: Honey and Dates
Ingredients
- 250 grams fish, boneless, cut in cubes
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Chili powder, to taste
- 1 tsp Lime Juice
- 1 Egg white
- 1 Tb Cornstarch
- 1 Tb All purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp chopped garlic
- 1.5 tsp chopped ginger
- 2-3 green chili
- Handful of curry leaves
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 Tb chili paste
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- ¼ cup yogurt, beaten
- Handful of cilantro, chopped
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Mix the fish with the salt, ginger garlic paste, black pepper, turmeric, chill powder, lime juice, and egg white. Let it marinate for 2-3 hours.
- After marinating for 2-3 hours, add the cornstarch and all purpose flour.
- Heat some oil in a pan. Add each piece of fish individually to the oil and shallow fry. If you add too many pieces of fish, they will stick to each other. Fry until golden brown and cooked thoroughly. Use a slotted spoon to remove onto a plate with paper towel.
- Take some oil from the fish you fried in a fry pan. Add ginger and garlic and stir fry for a few minutes on medium heat. Add green chilies and curry leaves and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Then add the soy sauce, chill paste, cilantro, and coriander powder. Stir fry again for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the pan from heat and make sure the yogurt is whipped. Add yogurt to the pan and mix well. Yogurt tends to curdle and split at high temperature. After it's mixed, put the pan back on the heat.
- Add the fish to the sauce and mix well. Check to see if you need to add more salt. Let it cook until the fish heats up.
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