Fried Bangda

Main Ingredients	Mackerels Whole, Rice Flour
Cuisine	Maharashtrian
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	1.30-2 hour
Cook time	6-10 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Mild
Level of Cooking	Moderate
Others	Non Veg

Ingredients list for Fried Bangda

• 8 medium Mackerels Whole
• to taste Rice Flour
• 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
• 10-12 Kokum petals
• 3 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons Ginger paste
• 2 tablespoons Garlic paste
• to shallow fry Oil
• 1 cup Rice flour coarse
• 1 Lemon,cut into wedges

Method

1. Make a small slit at the stomach and clean the mackerel from inside and wash thoroughly. Make four to five quarter inch deep cuts on both the sides, apply salt and lemon juice. Keep aside for fifteen minutes. Soak kokum in half a cup of warm water for fifteen minutes, crush slightly, strain and keep aside.
2. Mix red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger paste, garlic paste, kokum pulp and salt and marinate mackerels in this paste for half an hour, preferably in a refrigerator. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a frying pan.
3. Roll the fish in rice powder and shallow fry in small batches, without overcrowding the pan, for two to three minutes. Turn the fish, dribble some more oil and continue to cook on medium heat for two minutes or till the mackerels are light brown and crisp. Drain onto an absorbent paper. Serve hot garnished with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Info

Calories	1844
Carbohydrates	106.9
Protein	236.6
Fat	52.1
Other Fiber	Iron- 58.1mg