Get Protein, Crunch & More With This Bengali Mourala Fish Pakora

By Shreya Goswami

September 5, 2023

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Made with small mourala or carplet fish, this pakora tastes amazing as an evening snack and also goes well with simple dal-chawal. Check out the recipe and give it a try now!

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Ingredients

2 cups mourala fish, cleaned 1 cup onions, finely sliced ½ cup gram flour 4 tbsp rice flour 2 green chillies, finely chopped ½ tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp ginger-garlic paste ½ tsp red chilli powder ½ tsp cumin powder ½ tsp garam masala Salt, to taste Water, as required Oil, for frying

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Step 1

Place the clean mourala fish in a large bowl, then add the onions, green chillies and spices.

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Step 2

Rub everything well together, then add the gram flour and rice flour. Mix well again.

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Step 3

Gradually add water to make a thick pakora batter.

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Step 4

Heat oil in a wok and add spoonfulls of the batter one by one. Fry until the pakoras are cooked and golden brown.

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Step 5

Serve the crispy, crunchy Mourala Fish Pakora with kasundi and ketchup.

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