Biyebarir Fish Butter Fry aka Bhetki Batter Fry

Biyebarir Fish Butter Fry (read Fish Batter Fry!) is one delicacy (amongst a few more) that we the 80s kids (and even before) enjoyed during our childhood which I suppose the millennials did not. To them, it is Bhetki Batter Fry if at all they are lucky to have this during a marriage feast!

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• Biyebarir Fish Batter Fry became Fish Butter fry and how!
• Difference between Fish Butter fry and Fish from fish and chips!
• The recipe I follow while making Fish Batter Fry aka Biyebarir Butter Fry!
• Here's how I make fish batter fry aka Biyebarir Batter Fry
• Recipe Card
• Biyebarir Fish Butter Fry aka Bhetki Batter Fry Video Recipe
• Bengali Biyebari Recipes from Debjanir Rannaghar!
• Have you tried the Biyebarir Butter Fry recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar!
• Here's the Bhekti Batter Fry Pin for your Pinterest Board!

While frying the Bhetki batter fry last Sunday, I was tempted to use the name fish butter fry while writing the blog post. After all, the biyebari special fish batter fry has always been known as butter fry in Bengali households and also within the catering community. They have played badly with the names of a few dishes, one I already have mentioned, and another is fish meunière. All the printed menus provided during the marriages in Bengal were renamed Fish Munia! It took me a long to understand it is "batter" that they are referring to in Fish butter fry and it is meunière that they are referring to as munia!

Biyebarir Fish Batter Fry became Fish Butter fry and how!

They don't serve this delicacy which is pronounced wrongly over the years these days during the marriage feasts. Probably because Bhetki is expensive and Basa cannot give the desired result or probably it is a case of palate change. I miss those seat-down feasts a lot. I never liked the wrongly set buffet and these days the marriage feasts are more impersonal considering the present situation. The guests are limited after the lockdown and food is laid at some corners and that is what I experienced recently. Talking about the Fish Batter fry or Fish Butter fry is the perfect excuse for ignoring regular fish fry during marriages even in the early 20s and late 90s but not now.

I remember making fun of the poor (not materialistically) serving persons or the printed menu upon seeing the name wrongly pronounced and spelled. Though we did not complain about the taste of the buttery soft fries. Now, growing up and fortunately with maturity I realize the name was not that wrong! After all the softness of the fry resembles butter. In addition, when I asked about the recipe from the rannar thakur ( Pahari Jethu) he mentioned butter as one of the important ingredients to make this fry.

Difference between Fish Butter fry and Fish from fish and chips!

These are as different as Bengali Fish Fry and batter fry. The ingredients are different and so is the texture of the outer crunchy coating.

The recipe I follow while making Fish Batter Fry aka Biyebarir Butter Fry!

I follow Pahari Jethu's recipe. I have tried several recipes and found them easy to follow and most importantly the end product is as sinful as the butter fry served in marriages. He told me not to overdo the spices, and let pure Bhetki be the hero of the dish. This is one trick that makes the fry perfect. Also, he emphasized using butter in the batter! Another trick is the reason behind the name we thought was pronounced incorrectly. Last but not the least, he emphasized using pure bhetki instead of Basa or any other fish. I remember asking him about the marinade and he told me not to make it complicated!

Following his recipe, I am cooking fish batter fry for years and finally decided to share the recipe here at Debjanir Rannaghar. I was able to capture the video as well so this actually is a complete recipe from my end.

Here's how I make fish batter fry aka Biyebarir Batter Fry

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Biyebarir Fish Butter Fry aka Bhetki Batter Fry Video Recipe

Bengali Biyebari Recipes from Debjanir Rannaghar!

• Joggi Barir Mangsho (Also known as Biyebarir Mutton Curry)
• Kamala Bhog (Also knowns as Kamala Roshogolla)
• Shukto (Also known as Shuktoni)
• Jhuri Aloo Bhaja (also known as Bengali ALoo Bhaja)
• Bangladeshi Chicken Roast (also known as Biyebarir Chicken Roast or বাংলাদেশী বিয়েবাড়ির চিকেন রোস্ট)
• Bengali Basanti Pulao (also known as Bengali Holud Pulao Recipe | Bhoger Misti Pulao)
• Ghee Bhat (also known as Bengali Sweet Pulao)
• Kumror Chakka (also known as Kumror Torkari)
• Biye Barir Macher Kalia
• Kolkata Mutton Biryani (Also known as Calcutta Biryani)
• Plastic Chutney (also known as Raw Papaya Chutney or Bengali Peper Chutney)
• Kosha Mangsho (also known as Bengali Mutton Kasha)

Have you tried the Biyebarir Butter Fry recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar!

Do let me know how it came out. Also, I would love to see a picture of the same which you can share here at dolonchttrj@gmail.com. Meanwhile, on Instagram, you can use my hashtag #debjanirrannaghar and in addition, you can tag me at @foodofdebjani.

Here's the Bhekti Batter Fry Pin for your Pinterest Board!