**Easy Fish With Tamarind Sauce | how to made fish in tamarind sauce | kaise banaye fish tamarind |

fish fillets

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Tofu offers a vegetarian option, while canned fish is budget-friendly.

tamarind paste

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: lemon juice

Apple cider vinegar mimics the tanginess of tamarind.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: seaweed seasoning

Soy sauce is a common substitute for umami flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a different flavor profile.

Cut 180 grams of fish fillets into slices for one portion.

In a bowl, mix the fish slices with salt, white pepper, cornstarch, and a little sugar to make them crispy.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan and fry the fish until crispy, doing this twice for extra crispiness.

Remove the fried fish and set aside.

Crush a small stalk of lemongrass and add it to the pan with the dry red chilies for flavor.

In the same pan, add the tamarind juice, light soy sauce, a little sugar, and tomato ketchup to make the tamarind sauce.

Add the previously fried fish back into the pan and coat it with the sauce.

Garnish with fried basil if desired before serving.

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