Ingredients

• 4 cod fillets weighing 100-120g/3½-4½oz each
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• pinch salt
• 1 tbsp ginger or garlic paste
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp red chilli powder or crushed black pepper
• ¼ tsp garam masala powder
• ½ tsp mango powder
• ½ tsp ajwain seeds (optional)
• 100g/4½oz gram flour
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 1 drop orange colour (optional)
• 120ml/4¼fl oz sparkling water
• oil in a wok to deep fry
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• 1 small cucumber thick sliced
• 2 medium tomatoes
• sliced
• ½ medium red onion
• peeled and sliced
• 10 sprigs of coriander leaves
• sea salt to taste
• pinch freshly ground black pepper or red chilli powder
• 1 tsp lime juice
• ½ tsp salad oil or olive oil

Directions

• Marinate the fish with lime juice and salt and keep aside for 20 minutes.
• Mix all the batter ingredients in a bowl until it's a smooth
• runny liquid. with the sparkling water.
• Wipe the fish with kitchen paper or towel to remove excess moisture.
• Marinate the fish in the batter for further ten minutes.
• Heat oil in the wok and fry the fillets over medium heat until crisp.
• Remove
• place on kitchen towel and sprinkle with chaat masala powder.
• To make the salad mix all the salad ingredients together.
• Mix the dressing ingredients together
• and toss the salad in the dressing.
• Serve the crisp fried fish on the salad.