Non-veg recipe · lunch, dinner, snack
Tandoori Ajwain Fish
தந்தூரி அஜ்வின் ஃபிஷ் (tandoori ajwain fish)
Serves 3 · 1 hr 30 min (incl. marinating)
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 97
Fish marinated in curd, carom seeds and tandoori masala, then grilled or cooked in a tandoor and served with lemon.
Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions.
Ingredients
- 500 g fish with only a central bone, cleaned (மீன் (நடுமுள் மட்டும் உள்ளது))
- half tbsp carom seeds (ajwain) (ஓமம்)
- 2 tbsp curd (தயிர்)
- 3 tbsp tandoori masala (தந்தூரி மசாலா)
- to taste rock salt (இந்துப்பு)
- to serve lemon wedges (எலுமிச்சை)
Method
- Rub the cleaned fish well with the curd, ajwain, tandoori masala and salt.
- Marinate for about an hour.
- Cook in a tandoor, oven grill or microwave grill until done; time depends on your appliance.
- Serve with lemon.
No oven or tandoor? Shallow-fry the marinated fish in coconut oil on a tawa.
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 97. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.
Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com and Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 97.