Ingredients:

• 4 medium white fish
• 450 gms – potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
• 50 gms/1/4th cup – Butter
• 3/4th – cup gram flour (besan)
• 1 large Onion
• 1 tsp – grated Ginger
• 2 Green chillies (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp – Lemon juice
• 1 tsp – Vinegar
• 2/3 cup – water
• 1 tbsp – fresh soft bread crumbs
• oil for deep frying
• salt to taste
• | For garnishing:
• 1 tbsp – Coriander leaves (chopped)
• 1 Lemon (sliced)
• 4 Lettuce leaves

Method:

1. Heat the butter in a frying pan and fry onion until golden.
2. Add cumin, ginger, salt, green chillies and coriander.
3. Mix together with the lemon juice, mashed potatoes and vinegar.
4. Clean and cut herrings and stuff with potato mixture.
5. Make a batter by beating gram flour, water and bread crumbs together until smooth.
6. Heat oil in a kadhai /wok.
7. Dip each fish in the batter and fry until golden and crisp on medium heat.
8. Garnish Bharwan Macchli (stuffed herrings) with coriander, lemon slices and lettuce leaves. Serve hot.
9. Goes well as a side dish with non-vegetarian menu.