Baked Tandoori Fish | Video
Team this tandoori spiced fish with tangy onion salad for a healthy meal that the whole family will enjoy!
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Ingredients
Homemade tandoori paste:
- Recipe link below this recipe
Tandoori fish:
- 1.5 kg whole fish cleaned (I chose pomfret)
Onion salad:
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- 5 cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1 red chili sliced (optional)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 sprigs of coriander cilantro leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Coriander cilantro leaves, red chilies, lemon wedges, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220C or 420F. Line a baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
Homemade tandoori paste:
- Recipe link below this recipe. Follow the instructions to make tandoori paste. Set aside.
Tandoori fish:
- Rinse fish under cold running water. Pat dry with a paper towel. Make shallow cuts, 1 cm apart, on both sides of the fish.
- Place fish on baking tray.
- Marinate fish with the tandoori paste for at least 30 minutes. Transfer to oven, and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Onion salad:
- Place onions in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt. Using your fingertips, rub the onions in the salt. Set aside for 10 minutes. Drain, and rinse well under cold running water.
- Add in tomatoes, coriander (cilantro) leaves, and chilies (if using). Drizzle with lemon juice. Mix. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve tandoori fish with onion salad. Garnish fish with red chilies, coriander (cilantro) leaves, and lemon wedges.
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Notes
- Pomfret, snapper or salmon are perfect in this recipe
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 87g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 200mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g