Breaded Red Snapper with Coriander Flavoured Butter

Fish is always my favorite and this recipe was just so good. I referred the recipe from Chef Sanjeev Kapoor website which was using Pomfret fish and Parsley butter. I tried using red snapper fish and coriander instead. It was just so wonderful and crispy on the outside and the coriander butter was so good with the fish.

Ingredients

• Red Snapper fish(whole with just head cutoff and few slits on body)- 5
• Red chilli powder - 21/2 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
• Pepper powder - 2 generous pinches
• Mustard paste- 2 teaspoon
• Crushed Garlic- 2 teaspoon
• Lemon Juice- 1 1/4 teaspoon
• Egg-1
• Bread Crumbs/Rusk Powder - 1 cup
• Grated cheddar cheese- 3 to 4 tablespoons
• Corn flour - to dust
• Oil+Butter- for shallow frying the fish
• Salt - as needed
• For the butter:
• Softened butter - 1/2 cup
• Coriander - finely chopped from 5 sprigs
• Pepper powder - a pinch or two
• Salt - as needed- if using unsalted butter’'

Recipe Preparation

1. Clean the snapper well.
2. Mix chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt,crushed garlic, pepper powder, lemon juice, mustard paste in a small bowl.
3. Set the snapper on a plate and brush the fish with the mixture done above. Make sure the masala gets well inside the slits.
4. Let the fish marinade for 15 minutes.
5. For the coriander flavoured butter, take the softened butter in a bowl, add the finely chopped coriander and pepper and salt if needed. Set aside.
6. Take the egg in a plate and beat it lightly. Mix bread crumbs and cheese in a bowl. Take the corn flour in a plate.
7. Heat a pan with some oil and butter to shallow fry the fish.
8. Take the marinated fish and dust it with little corn flour on both sides.
9. Dip it in the egg and coat it with the bread crumb and cheese mixture well on both sides. Cook it in the heated pan till both sides are crispy and golden brown. Ensure fish is fully cooked.
10. Serve hot with coriander butter!!

Notes::

1. You can add extra chilli powder if you want it more spicy

2. Use softened butter for making the coriander butter. It should not be nearly melting when making the coriander butter.

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