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Tandoori Salmon

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Tandoori Salmon

Dr. Wendy Dearborne
An exciting twist on cooking salmon using traditional aromatic Indian spices mixed with yogurt to make a marinade that promises to grill or bake the fish to perfection.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 people
Calories 562 kcal

Equipment

  • A foil lined shallow baking dish with a small roasting rack.
  • Foil to cover

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 lb salmon tail bone in. Cleaned, scaled and scored 2" a part
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 3 tsp tandoori powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 4 large garlic cloves finely minced
  • 1 inch fresh ginger finely minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp cooking oil
  • 1/2 lime

Instructions
 

Marinade

  • Thoroughly, mix all marinade ingredients together. Place all fish into a container with a tight fitting lid or a Ziploc bag. Then pour marinade over fish gently work it into the fish. Cover with lid and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.

Cooking

  • Heat oven to 375.
  • Remove the fish from marinade and shake off excess and discard remaining marinade. Place he fish on the rack. Drizzle 2 tsp over the oil the fish. Cover tightly with foil and making sure it's tented to allow the heat to circulate.
  • Bake covered for 1 hour. Remove the foil and bake for another 15 minutes.
  • If you want to char area of the fish, place under a hot broiler for 3-5 minutes turning constantly so it doesn't burn. With a cooking thermometer, check the internal temperature. The reading should be 145°F and over. The fish will become dry if over cooked.
  • Serve with rice and vegetables.

Notes

This can be cooked with using a large salmon fillet.  The cook time must be reduced to avoid over cooking.  Check after 70 minutes and then every 5 minutes after that. 

Nutrition

Serving: 4gCalories: 562kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 70gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 195mgSodium: 766mgPotassium: 1806mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 324IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 139mgIron: 4mg
Keyword baked fish, baked salmon, tandoori, tandoori fish
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