last night, i made my first dish from the book, and might i say, it was delicious + different! i've never cooked with curry before - so this was a first for me.
QUICK SALMON TIKKI with CUCUMBER YOGURT
INGREDIENTS
2 naan breads
1 fresh red chilli {i used a serrano chilli}
• ½ a cucumber
lemon
4 tablespoons natural yoghurt
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
a few sprigs of fresh cilantro
2 salmon fillets, skin on, scaled and bones removed
1 heaped tablespoon Patak’s tandoori curry paste
olive oil
1 fresh red chilli {i used a serrano chilli}
• ½ a cucumber
lemon
4 tablespoons natural yoghurt
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
a few sprigs of fresh cilantro
2 salmon fillets, skin on, scaled and bones removed
1 heaped tablespoon Patak’s tandoori curry paste
olive oil
DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 225°F
Pop your naan breads into the oven to warm through
Halve, deseed and finely chop your chilli
Peel and halve your cucumber lengthways, then use a spoon to scoop out and discard the seeds
Roughly chop the cucumber and put most of it into a bowl
Halve your lemon and squeeze the juice from one half into the bowl
Add the yoghurt, a pinch of salt and pepper and half the chopped chilli
Pick the cilantro leaves and put to one side
Pop your naan breads into the oven to warm through
Halve, deseed and finely chop your chilli
Peel and halve your cucumber lengthways, then use a spoon to scoop out and discard the seeds
Roughly chop the cucumber and put most of it into a bowl
Halve your lemon and squeeze the juice from one half into the bowl
Add the yoghurt, a pinch of salt and pepper and half the chopped chilli
Pick the cilantro leaves and put to one side
{i would double the yogurt part to have extra - it's really good!)
Slice each salmon fillet across lengthways into three wide slices
Spoon the heaped tablespoon of tandoori paste into a small dish, then use a pastry brush or the back of a spoon to smear the tandoori paste all over each piece (don’t dip your pastry brush into the jar!)
Heat a large frying pan over a high heat
Once hot, add a lug of olive oil, put the salmon into the pan and cook for about 1½ minutes on each side, until cooked through
Place a warmed naan bread on each plate
Top each one with a good dollop of cucumber yoghurt and 3 pieces of salmon
Scatter over a little of the reserved cucumber, chilli and cilantro leaves and finish with a squeeze of lemon juice
Slice each salmon fillet across lengthways into three wide slices
Spoon the heaped tablespoon of tandoori paste into a small dish, then use a pastry brush or the back of a spoon to smear the tandoori paste all over each piece (don’t dip your pastry brush into the jar!)
Heat a large frying pan over a high heat
Once hot, add a lug of olive oil, put the salmon into the pan and cook for about 1½ minutes on each side, until cooked through
Place a warmed naan bread on each plate
Top each one with a good dollop of cucumber yoghurt and 3 pieces of salmon
Scatter over a little of the reserved cucumber, chilli and cilantro leaves and finish with a squeeze of lemon juice
other than our house smelling like curry, it was a successful + healthy meal! have you all ever cooked with curry before?
Wow - that looks YUMMO! I can practically smell how good it is thru my monitor! Good job Cari Marie!
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