Kolkata Style Fish Fingers
- suparnasengupta
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min read

Kolkata is the perfect destination for street food lovers.You can find Fish finger in kolkata as a famous street food.Fish fingers are great tea time recipe for those who love to eat fish.
These crispy,lip-smacking Fish fingers are perfect snack dish, made with boneless finger-shaped fish fillets marinated with herbs,ginger garlic,onion,chili paste,coated in egg,all purposes flour and bread crumbs and then deep-fried in oil and served with kasundi & onion cucumber salads.
Fish Fingers are perfect appetizers for any occasion or party.For this recipe, I’m using Basa fish fillet but you can use any white fish fillets.

Ingredients for making Fish fingers:
3 Basa Fish Fillet (cut in to the shape like fingers)
1 tbsp Lemon juice
2 inch Ginger
3 big cloves of garlic
3 nos Green chillies
1/2 cup Coriander leaves
1/2 tsp Crushed black peppercorns
4 no of - Mint leaves
1/2 Onion (small size)
1 Egg
1/4 cup Egg white
As per taste Salt
1 cup Bread crumbs
1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
2-3 cup Vegetable oil for deep frying
1-2 tsp Water
Steps:
Wash the fish fillets properly.Then cut them in the shape like fingers.Pat them dry with a paper towel.
Marinate the fish fillets first with Lemon juice,Salt & Crushed black peppercorns and keep aside for 15 minutes.
Now in a mixer grinder by using little water make a smooth paste of Ginger,Garlic,Coriander leaves,Mint leaves,Green Chillies & Onion.
Marinate the fish fillets second time with the smooth paste until coated properly and refrigerate for overnight or at least 2 hours.
Take out the marinated fillets from the refrigerator.Beat one egg and egg white in a bowl with some salt.Take all-purpose flour and bread crumbs in two separate plates & spread them on the plate nicely.
Coat the fish sticks one by one with flour first,then dip them into the egg mixture.
Now coat them one by one properly with the bread crumbs.
Heat the oil in a frying pan,fry the fish sticks in 2-3 batches until golden brown.Keep turning the fish sticks and fry each side evenly until cooked properly.Transfer the fried Fish Fingers on a paper towel lined plate to absorb the excess oil.
Now Enjoy them hot with onion cucumber salads & kasundi or mustard sauce or any sauce of your choice.
How To Make Fish Finger Recipe Step By Step With Photos:
Wash the fish fillets properly.Then cut them in the shape like fingers.Pat them dry with a paper towel.
Marinate the fish fillets first with Lemon juice,Salt & Crushed black peppercorns and keep aside for 15 minutes.
Now in a mixer grinder by using little water make a smooth paste of Ginger,Garlic,Coriander leaves,Mint leaves,Green Chillies & Onion.

Marinate the fish fillets second time with the smooth paste until coated properly and refrigerate for overnight or at least 2 hours.
Take out the marinated fillets from the refrigerator.Beat one egg and egg white in a bowl with some salt.Take all-purpose flour and bread crumbs in two separate plates & spread them on the plate nicely.
Coat the fish sticks one by one with flour first,then dip them into the egg mixture.
Now coat them one by one properly with the bread crumbs.
Heat the oil in a frying pan,fry the fish sticks in 2-3 batches until golden brown.Keep turning the fish sticks and fry each side evenly until cooked properly.Transfer the fried Fish Fingers on a paper towel lined plate to absorb the excess oil.
Now Enjoy them hot with onion cucumber salads & kasundi or mustard sauce or any sauce of your choice.

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