Topse Fish or Mango Tilapia is a fish which is celebrated on occasion mostly as a fried item. Topse Maacher Fry is considered as the most celebrated fish fry of all time.
This fish is available in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bengal and Orissa. It is easily available as it does not have so many bones thus it is celebrated everywhere as a fried item or an evening snack.
A lovely evening or lunch or dinner party must have the topse fry.
Just the besan batter and the Topse fish – that’s it. you can get this fish in the market and it is smaller in size so you can have one piece each time. Depending on the size you can fry it.
Take good and fresh Topse fish. You need to clean it perfectly. You can marinate the fish with salt, lemon juice and turmeric.
To make the batter you need salt, baking soda, green chili, ginger paste, garlic, onion seed, onion paste, turmeric powder, gram flour, rice flour, kashmiri chili powder. To fry you need mustard oil / refined oil.
Topse Fish with Brinjal: This is a runny curry with a little bit of potato and brinjal. You just need to fry the fish and the brinjals.
Then you can simply make a runny soup of onion seeds tempering and green chilis. Then you give turmeric, coriander and jeera. Put all the fried fish into the soup.
What is the Best Way to Cook Topse Fish?
The best way to cook Topse Fish is Topse Batter Fry. You need to marinate the fish with salt, lemon juice and turmeric.
Then fry it and keep it aside. Then make a wonderful batter of salt, baking soda, green chili, ginger paste, garlic, onion seed, onion paste, turmeric powder, gram flour, rice flour, kashmiri chili powder.
Keep it aside for sometime and then deep fry it in mustard or refined oil.
Questions & Answers:
How Can You Tell It is a Topse Fish?
Topse fish or mango fish have a sliver and yellow body. It is a small fish which is actually available in the coastal regions.
