Fish Broccoli Manchurian

"Manchurian" is often served with rice and noodles. The spices used are Indian but the dish itself has Chinese origin. Here is a Manchurian dish made with fish fillets and broccoli.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Main Course, Seafood
• Cuisine: Indian, Indian Chinese

Ingredients

• 500 g fish fillets (cubed)
• 300 g broccoli florets
• 2 eggs
• 4 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp chickpea flour (besan)
• 2 tbsp flour
• 3 tsp ginger paste
• 3 tsp garlic paste
• 4 tsp oil
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 3 tbsp soya sauce
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• Some salt & pepper to taste
• 2 green chillies (slit & sliced lengthwise)
• 1 sprig green onion
• 1 tbsp cilantro

Instructions

1. Clean fish & cut into 2" cubes. Put the fish in a bowl and add 1 egg, 1 tsp. each ginger & garlic paste, 1 tbsp. each flour, besan & 2 tbsp. cornstarch & mix to coat well. Leave aside for 10 minutes.
2. Similarly, take broccoli florets in another bowl, and add all the binding ingredients, egg, flour & ginger, garlic paste, mix & keep aside for about 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 F.
3. Spray a baking tray with some oil. Put the broccoli on the tray. & bake about 10 minutes, turning once in between.
4. Heat 2 tsp. oil in a pan & shallow fry the fish about 10 minutes, turning once in between.
5. Heat the remaining 2 tsp. oil in a pan, add chopped onions and cook sauté about 2 minutes. Now add 1 tsp. each ginger, garlic paste, slit green chilies, vinegar & soy sauce. Mix well, add tomato purée & cook for a couple of minutes until sauce looks translucent & a little thick. Now add in the fried fish fillets, mix to coat, add broccoli, cover & simmer about 3 minutes. Garnish with finely chopped green onions & cilantro. Serve warm.