Salmon feast!

The last few days of the holidays just whizzed by. We were in Chicago visiting family and relatives. Enjoying the time with nieces and nephews, chatting late into the night, playing The Great Dalmuti and ofcourse eating and endless cups of chai and coffee were just some of the things we did over the last week. Blogging, unfortunately, took a backseat.

But I am back with two salmon recipes. I didn't like salmon when I first tasted it. But have grown to like it over a period of time and these two are my favorite ways of cooking it. One is a curry with tangy tomato and onion paste while the other is a crispy shallow fry.

Salmon Fry

Serves 2-4

I usually marinate the salmon for upto 2 hours before frying. It gives it a great taste.

Ingredients:
4 salmon portion pieces
2 garlic cloves - paste
1/4 tspoon turmeric powder
1/4 tspoon red chilli powder
1/2 tspoon lime juice
3 tbspoon cream of wheat or rava
Salt to taste


Method:
Marinate the salmon with turmeric, chilli powder, garlic paste, lime juice.
Heat a non-stick pan with a few drops of olive oil, spread the cream of wheat on the salmon generously and shallow fry it for 6-8 minutes on medium heat each side till flakes easily.
Serve warm with roti or naan. It makes a great wrap with fresh cucumber and onions!

Salmon Fish Curry

Serves 2-4
Ingredients:
4-6 salmon pieces
1 medium onion - chopped
2 garlic cloves - paste
1" ginger - paste
2 medium tomato - chopped
1/4 tspoon mustard seeds
1/4 tspoon cumin seeds
1/2 tspoon turmeric powder
1/2 tspoon coriander powder
1/2 tspoon cumin seed powder
1/2 tspoon garam masala powder
1 small cinnamon stick
2 cloves
2 red chillies
1 tbspoon olive oil
1/3 cup water
salt to taste
cilantro to garnish

Method:
Use 1/4 tspoon turmeric powder and salt and mix it well with the fish. Set it aside for 30 min.
Heat half the oil in a wide bottomed pan and shallow fry the salmon pieces. Set it aside on a paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
Now put cinnamon, clove in the same oil. Then add the ginger, garlic and saute for a couple of minutes. Add in the onions and stir for a couple of minutes. It shouldn't turn brown. Now add the tomatoes and cook on closed lid for a couple of minutes. Cool this mix and puree it to a fine paste.
Add the rest of the oil in the pan and temper with cumin, mustard seeds and red chillis.
Add the paste into the pan and cook it on medium heat for 8-9 minutes or until the oil leaves the sides.
Add in the cumin and coriander powder, turmeric and chilli powder, garam masala and salt and water. Cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
Add in the salmon pieces and cook for a couple of minutes till you get a thick curry.
Serve warm with steamed rice.

Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year. Enjoy!