Chilly Fish

Chilly fish was an instant hit at home which I served with fried rice. This can be served as a starter too. It is definitely inspired by the Indo-Chinese version where the fish is deep fried and then added into a spicy chilly sauce. This is a quick and easy to make recipe. You can use any fish like King fish,Salmon,Grey sole or Cat fish.

Ingredients
To fry 

• Fish boneless- 1 lb
• Soya sauce- 2 tsp
• Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp 
• pepper powder-1/2 tsp
• salt to taste
• flour- 3 tsp
• corn flour- 2 tsp
• oil for frying

For the sauce

• Soya sauce- 1 tsp
• Dark soya sauce- 1/2 tsp
• Oyster sauce- 1 tsp
• Chilli sauce- 2 tsp
• Stock or water - 1 cup
• Corn starch- 1 tsp
• Onion - 1 medium
• Bell pepper -1 or a combination of different colors
• Dry red chilly- 2
• Garlic- 3 pods 
• Ginger- 1 inch thick
• Chopped green onions- a hand full

Method 

• Clean and cut fish into medium sized cubes and marinate it with soya sauce, chilly powder, pepper powder and a pinch of salt for 10 minutes. 
• Make a thick batter with the flour and dip the fish pieces one by one and deep fry in hot oil and set aside.
• Make a  bowl mix all ingredients listed under sauce except corn starch and keep ready.
• Cut onions and peppers into small cubes. Thinly dice ginger and garlic. 
• Heat oil in a pan and add garlic and red chilly and fry for a minute add in onion and garlic and saute for another minute. 
• Now add bell pepper and green onions. Do not over cook. Add in the sauce and allow to boil. Slide in fish pieces and simmer. 
• Finally mix corn starch in 3-4 tsp of water and allow the sauce to thicken a bit. Serve warm.