A method of preparation of fish ball in curry, having a standard size of 10 g
weight of fish ball from catla has been developed, by using surimi of catla. Different
ingredients viz., ginger, garlic, green chilly and starch were standardised for preparation
of fish ball in curry. The sensory evaluation showed that the quantity of 0.51 g ginger
paste was found superior than 0.21, 0.31, 0.41 and 0.61g in the curry paste. 3.34 g of garlic
paste was found best based upon sensory evaluation as compared to 2.34, 2.84, 3.84 and
4.34 g in the fish ball in curry recipe. 1.00 g of green chilly was found to be superior as
compared to 0.70, 0.80, 0.90 and 1.10g. Ordinary starch was found to be appropriate as
compared to wheat, tapioca, potato and modified starches. The ratio of 60:40 ordinary to
modified starch in fish ball was found better than 90:10, 80:20, 70:30 and 50:50 ratios in
fish ball.
Key words: Fish ball, Fish product, Value addition, Ready-to-eat product.
The present trend of consumer
particularly urban consumers are showing more
and more interest in food products which are
available in ready-to-eat or ready-to-cook form
such as fish fillet, finger, cutlet, patties, burger,
sausages and fish balls. These food items are called
~ convenient products. The global demand for such
products is increasing rapidly. Present trends
marketing reflect a rapidly growing demand for such
processed foods that are more convenient to
handle, store and prepare. Few factors responsible
for such a situation is increasing number of working
women, reasonably increase in income, education,
awareness and consciousness towards quality,
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freshness, nutrition, hygiene and health etc. This
has led to the development of several fishery
products varied in taste, texture and
appearance(Pagarkaret al., 2011 ).
Fish ball in curry is one such product that
can be processed as a heat processed product in a
suitable fluid medium. Fish ball is palatable and
nutritious product prepared from fish surimi. Surimi
is an intermediate product, which has characteristic
gelling and elastic properties. Surimi can be used
to develop products with good, appearance, flavor
and texture. Texturisation of surimi involves
modification of elasticity with ingredients such as
starch, polyphosphates, etc. (SrinivasaGopal,
2011). The preparation of fish ball is simple and
can be made with locally availableingredients.
In the present study ready-to-eat
convenient product "fish ball in curry" developed
from fresh water fish (C. cat/a) using standardised
the recipe.