Fish nuggets are made up of fish, ginger, garlic, onion, bread, breadcrumbs and other ingredients. If you want to make fish nuggets at home, read my recipe to learn the steps.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Fish nugget is a delicious snack and is quite easy to make at home.
- Serve the nuggets with zesty lemon wedges, sweet chili sauce, creamy garlic mayo, fresh green salad, or a yogurt dip.
- Fish nuggets taste delightfully savory, spicy, and succulent.
- Try other nuggets such as chicken nuggets, cheese nuggets, egg nuggets, mutton nuggets, paneer nuggets, prawn nuggets, and vegetable nuggets.
The Ingredients:
- 500 gm fish (5 large pieces of any variety)
To boil the fish:
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Table salt
To make the nuggets:
- 5 slices white bread (regular size)
- Salt – To taste
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- ½ tsp cumin seeds powder
- ½ tsp coriander seeds powder
- ½ tsp garlic paste
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- 1 piece onion (medium size, finely sliced)
- 6 pieces green chilies
- ½ cup coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp cooking oil (preferably white oil)
To coat the nuggets:
- 2 pieces eggs (beaten nicely)
- Bread crumbs – An adequate amount
To shallow fry the nuggets:
- 50 ml cooking oil
I discovered this wonderful it while watching a film shoot in Kerala. The crew was tired, the rain constant, and a local caterer brought us hot meals. This particular dish was the highlight. It woke us up. I asked the cook about it, and he grinned, “That’s my mother’s lightning recipe.” He was happy to share it with me.
I laughed, but wrote it down. At home, I tried to make t and after a few attempts got things just right. Now it has become my “wake-me-up” dish—bright, fast, and fiery. I still think of those chaotic, rainy days every time I make it.
How to Make Fish Nuggets? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Take 2 cups of water in a frying pan, heat it, put 5 large pieces of fish.
(Pro tip: I have used silver carp fish. You can use any variety).
Step 2: Put 1 tsp of turmeric powder and salt.
Step 3: Cover it. Boil for 15 minutes. Remove them when done, cool them, and debone them.
Step 4: Take 5 slices of bread. Remove the edges.
Step 5: Cut them further into thinner slices.
Step 6: Take a food processor, put the boiled and deboned fish and the sliced bread.
(Pro tip: You can use a mixer grinder if you do not have a food processor).
Step 7: Add ½ tsp of black pepper powder, ½ tsp each of cumin seeds powder coriander seeds powder, garlic paste, ginger paste, and salt to taste.
(Pro tip: Be careful about the salt as you have also added it while boiling the fish).
Step 8: Follow it with 1 finely sliced piece of 1 medium-size onion, 6 pieces of fresh green chilies, ½ cup of fresh coriander leaves, and 2 tbsp of cooking oil.
(Pro tip: Adjust the chilies according to your preference).
Step 9: Blend it.
Step 10: Take a plate. Grease the plate and your hand with a little bit of oil. Transfer the paste from the food processor. Spread it evenly.
Step 11: Take a knife. Grease it with oil. Cut it into small square pieces.
Step 12: Give them the final shape. Put them all on a plate. Keep it aside for 10 minutes to set properly.
Step 13: Take an adequate amount of bread crumbs on another plate, and also whip two eggs nicely in a bowl.
Step 14: First, dip each piece in egg batter, then coat it with bread crumbs. Keep it on the plate. Repeat the process for all pieces.
Step 15: Refrigerate or keep the coated nuggets aside for about 5 to 10 minutes to set properly.
Step 16: In the meantime, take frying pan, put 50 ml of cooking oil, heat it, and put the nuggets one by one.
(Pro tip: Do not deep fry nuggets. Shallow frying with 1/3 of their height in oil and the rest above it produces the best results).
Step 17: Flip them occasionally. Cook them for 10 minutes on a medium flame.
Step 18: Take them out when golden-brown on both sides.
Step 19: Put them on a plate. Serve them hot.
Recipe Card
Fish Nuggets
Ingredients
- 500 gm fish 5 large pieces of any variety
To boil the fish:
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Table salt
To make the nuggets:
- 5 slices white bread regular size
- Salt To taste
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- ½ tsp cumin seeds powder
- ½ tsp coriander seeds powder
- ½ tsp garlic paste
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- 1 piece onion medium size, finely sliced
- 6 pieces green chilies
- ½ cup coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp cooking oil preferably white oil
To coat the nuggets:
- 2 pieces eggs beaten nicely
- Bread crumbs An adequate amount
To shallow fry the nuggets:
- 50 ml cooking oil
Instructions
- Take 2 cups of water in a frying pan, heat it, put 5 large pieces of fish. (Pro tip: I have used silver carp fish. You can use any variety).
- Put 1 tsp of turmeric powder and salt.
- Cover it. Boil for 15 minutes. Remove them when done, cool them, and debone them.
- Take 5 slices of bread. Remove the edges.
- Cut them further into thinner slices.
- Take a food processor, put the boiled and deboned fish and the sliced bread. (Pro tip: You can use a mixer grinder if you do not have a food processor).
- Add ½ tsp of black pepper powder, ½ tsp each of cumin seeds powder coriander seeds powder, garlic paste, ginger paste, and salt to taste. (Pro tip: Be careful about the salt as you have also added it while boiling the fish).
- Follow it with 1 finely sliced piece of 1 medium-size onion, 6 pieces of fresh green chilies, ½ cup of fresh coriander leaves, and 2 tbsp of cooking oil. (Pro tip: Adjust the chilies according to your preference).
- Blend it.
- Take a plate. Grease the plate and your hand with a little bit of oil. Transfer the paste from the food processor. Spread it evenly.
- Take a knife. Grease it with oil. Cut it into small square pieces.
- Give them the final shape. Put them all on a plate. Keep it aside for 10 minutes to set properly.
- Take an adequate amount of bread crumbs on another plate, and also whip two eggs nicely in a bowl.
- First, dip each piece in egg batter, then coat it with bread crumbs. Keep it on the plate. Repeat the process for all pieces.
- Refrigerate or keep the coated nuggets aside for about 5 to 10 minutes to set properly.
- In the meantime, take frying pan, put 50 ml of cooking oil, heat it, and put the nuggets one by one. (Pro tip: Do not deep fry nuggets. Shallow frying with 1/3 of their height in oil and the rest above it produces the best results).
- Flip them occasionally. Cook them for 10 minutes on a medium flame.
- Take them out when golden-brown on both sides.
- Put them on a plate. Serve them hot.
