The present invention relates to a shelf-stable cooking-aid for coating and frying a food product in one step for example in a heating pan, the cooking aid comprising 3-28 wt% oil, 20-60 wt% water, 1.3-5.5 wt% modified starch, 0.1-10wt% emulsifier, 3-15 wt% salt, 0.5-30 wt% sugar and 0.5-45 wt% flavorings and wherein the cooking aid has a viscosity in the range of 3 to 65 Pa.s at a shear rate of 1s-1 at 25°C, and the oil and water are in form of an emulsion. Further aspects of the invention are the method for making said cooking-aid as well as a method for coating and frying a food product in a heated pan or heated surface.
