India

Bombil Fry

Name: Bombil Fry
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 500 g Bombay duck (bombil); some of each Chili powder & turmeric; 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; 100 g Semolina or rice flour; some of each Lime & salt; plenty Oil for frying

Crispy fried Bombay duck

Bombil fry is a crisp fish dish of Mumbai's coastal cuisine, made from the soft fish Bombay duck.

The marinated fish is coated in semolina or rice flour and fried golden, so it turns crisp outside and tender within.

Servings3

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Bombay duck (bombil)500 g
Chili powder & turmericsome of each
Ginger-garlic paste1 tbsp
Semolina or rice flour100 g
Lime & saltsome of each
Oil for fryingplenty

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Clean the fish and pat dry.
Marinate with chili, turmeric, ginger-garlic and lime.
Coat in semolina or rice flour.
Fry crisp and golden in hot oil.
Serve with lime wedges.

Make it original

Spices for bombil fry are in the Asia Boutique.

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