Recipe

Kerala-style salmon with lime pickle yoghurt

SPice up your salmon dinner.

Mar 16, 2022 1:00pm
  • 35 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Based on a recipe from the Indian coastal province of Kerala, this delicious grilled fish is even better with the tangy lime pickle yoghurt spooned over the top.
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Ingredients

Kerala-style salmon with lime pickle yoghurt
  • 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 cardamom pods, bruised
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
  • 2 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 2 clove garlic, crushed
  • 4 x 265g salmon cutlets
  • 100 gram baby spinach leaves
Lime pickle yoghurt
  • 1/2 cup (140g) yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoon lime pickle, chopped finely

Method

Kerala-style salmon with lime pickle yoghurt
  • 1
    Dry-fry coriander, cumin, cardamom and cinnamon in small heated frying pan, stirring, over medium heat until fragrant. Stir in turmeric and chilli powder; remove from heat.
  • 2
    Using mortar and pestle, crush spices until ground finely; transfer to large bowl. Stir in oil and garlic, add fish; turn fish to coat in marinade. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
  • 3
    To make lime pickle yoghurt; combine yoghurt and lime pickle in a small bowl.
  • 4
    Cook fish on heated oiled barbecue until cooked through. Serve fish with spinach and lime pickle yoghurt.

Notes

An Indian speciality, lime pickle is a mixed pickle condiment of limes that adds a hot and spicy taste to meals. Available from Indian food shops.

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