6 Easy-To-Make Fish Snacks For A Perfect Monsoon

From Tagore's poem to Tennyson, monsoons have been an integral part of literature and of human life. The rainy season has a unique charm. With raindrops dancing on windows and the earth exuding a fresh, rejuvenating scent. The monsoon season is the ideal time to indulge in warm, comforting snacks that perfectly connect with the cool, wet weather. Fish snacks are one of the favourites among all the treats. These are not only tasty but also simple to make at home. It's perfect for the monsoon when you can hear the rain and smell the fish snacks cooking.

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Making fish snacks at home during the monsoon is easy. Anyone can make these tasty treats with simple ingredients and methods. The monsoon season enhances flavours, making every bite better. Whether for crispy fish fingers, spicy fish fry, or tender grilled fish, here are monsoon-perfect fish snacks for every fish lover.

A cup of hot chai or a sip of your favourite coffee can be way more enjoyable when you have accompaniments like these fish snacks.

Fish Snacks To Enjoy This Monsoon

1. Fish Fingers

Fish fingers are golden and crunchy delights, surprisingly baked rather than fried. The secret to their crispiness lies in a special method of coating the fish with breadcrumbs. Boneless filleted fish like bhetki or basa is ideal. After marinating the fish with ginger-garlic paste, soy sauce, black pepper, green chilli sauce, and other spices, the fish is coated in breadcrumbs and baked. All you get is a mess-free, perfect rainy-day snack with a crispy exterior and tender inside for rainy days.

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2. Fish Fry (Kolkata Style)

Kolkata-style fish fry is a favourite street and banquet dish. This recipe marinates thick fish fillets in fresh green herbs, garlic, onion, and spice paste. After marination, the fish is floured, dipped in egg, and breaded before deep-frying. Bhetki is traditionally used, but basa or other white flaky fish can be used. With lime wedges, raw onion slices, mustard sauce, and ketchup, the snack is crispy and tasty.

3. Fish Cutlets

Fish cutlets are a popular appetiser made with fish, veggies, and spices, coated in a flour mix and breadcrumbs, then deep-fried. The fish is first boiled or fried, then mixed with boiled potatoes, onions, green chillies, curry leaves, and coriander leaves. This mixture is shaped into patties, dipped in a batter of all-purpose flour and cornflour, and then coated with breadcrumbs. Deep-fried until golden brown, these cutlets are a crispy, spicy snack perfect for rainy evenings.

4. Fish Popcorn

Do you want to try something different from chicken popcorn? If not, then you haven't yet heard about fish popcorn. Fish popcorns are bite-sized pieces of fish that are incredibly delicious. Fish fillet cubes are marinated in ginger-garlic paste, red chilli powder, salt, and black pepper. The marinated fish is dipped in seasoned flour, beaten eggs, and breadcrumbs. Crispy fish bites deep-fried until golden brown are perfect for rainy days.

5. Grilled Fish

That exact restaurant-styled grilled fish can be right at your home on a rainy day. With a few ingredients, you can grill fish at home. Lemon juice, olive oil, ginger-garlic paste, red chilli flakes, and chopped coriander or parsley marinate the fish. The fish is grilled on a hot, well-oiled grill pan after 30 minutes of marinating. Wait for the time until it's golden brown in colour. You can prepare the green salad in the meantime and serve it with lemon wedges.

6. Fish Chop

Fish chops sound delicious. Don't they? These chops are spicy croquettes that can be made with any fish, though it is commonly made with bhetki, basa or carps. The fish is cooked, deboned, and mixed with onions, ginger, garlic, green chillies, and spices. The very next step is to shape the mixture into logs, coat them in a seasoned flour mix, dip them in beaten eggs and roll them in breadcrumbs. You can either deep-fry those or air-fry with minimum oil for a healthy snacking option. When you are deep frying these logs, wait until they are crispy. Fish chops are typically served with a salad and kasundi, known as mustard condiment.