Breaded Fish with Parsley Butter

Ingredients list for Breaded Fish with Parsley Butter

• 2 medium Pomfrets heads removed
• 4-5 sprigs Fresh parsley
• ½ cup Butter
• to taste Salt
• 2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• to taste Crushed black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons Mustard paste
• 2 teaspoons Garlic
• 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Bread crumbs
• 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese powder
• for shallow frying Oil
• for dusting Cornflour/ corn starch

Method

1. Take pomfrets on a plate. Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, crushed peppercorns, mustard paste, chopped garlic and lemon juice and rub well on both the sides. Set aside to marinate for 5-10 minutes.
2. To make parsley butter, finely chop parsley sprigs and add to the butter alongwith crushed peppercorns and mix well. Set aside.
3. Break egg into a deep plate and beat well.
4. Spread breadcrumbs on a plate. Add Parmesan cheese powder and mix well.
5. Heat some oil in a non-stick pan.
6. Dust marinated fish with cornflour, dip in beaten eggs and coat well in the breadcrumb-cheese mixture.
7. Place the fish in the pan and shallow-fry till golden from both the sides and the fish is fully cooked.
8. Transfer the fish on a serving dish. Top with parsley butter and serve hot.