Fish cakes
Discover these fish cakes, a quick and delicious dish originating from Bengal. Perfect for an evening snack.
Cuisine: Main courses | Servings: 3-4 | Preparation time: 30 minutes | Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting15 min
- Total1 hr 5 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodbread
- Estimated cost$1.72 $0.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.11
- $0.08
- $1.04
- $0.04
- $0.04
- $0.07
- $0.01
- $0.10
- $0.03
- $0.20
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- First, thoroughly wash the fish and drain it by placing it on a colander. ≈ 2 min
- Next, spread it out on a cloth or absorbent paper and allow it to dry completely. ≈ 4 min
- Finely chop the onions and mince the ginger and fresh chili peppers. ≈ 8 min
- In a large bowl, combine the fish, onion, ginger, fresh chili peppers, turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin, salt, and sugar. ≈ 4 min
- While ensuring the fish doesn’t break, gently mix all the ingredients together. ≈ 4 min
- Let the mixture rest for 15 minutes so that the spices can properly combine with the fish.
- Before cooking, mix the flour and cornstarch together. ≈ 4 min
- In a saucepan, heat sesame oil over medium heat.
- Take approximately the same amount of the mixture and shape it into the form of a flat, round cushion using your hands. ≈ 10 min
- Cook both sides in a pan over medium heat until they are golden brown and crispy.
- Once cooked, remove them from the pan and drain them.
The bill
Fish cakes
- Onion (sliced thinly): 75 grams$0.11
- 5 g of grated ginger$0.08
- Freshly chopped bell peppers, 4 pieces$1.04
- Yellow spices: 1/2 teaspoon$0.04
- Red spice, powdered: 1/2 teaspoon$0.04
- A teaspoon of ground black cumin$0.07
- 8 grams of sugar$0.01
- flour: 40 grams$0.10
- 20 g of maize flour$0.03
- How to fry in sesame oil$0.20
Total$1.72
that's $0.57 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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