Ingredients:

½ kg pomphret (whole)
1 tsp chili powder
125 ml soya sauce
oil for deep frying
salt to taste

Method:

* Keep fish whole and cut diamond shape incisions on both sides. Marinate fish in soya sauce, salt and chili powder for at least two hours, turning it every 15 minutes.
* Heat enough oil in wide frying pan or wok to deep fry fish. When oil is hot, fry fish on one side until crisp and repeat for the other side.
* Drain off excess oil on slotted spoon and serve on a flat dish with lemon slices.