Name: Pan Fried Salmon (with a Kerala style spice marinade) recipe by Dhanya Samuel at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Salmon steaks; Vegetable oil/coconut oil – for shallow frying; Salt – to season; South Indian spice marinade; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Freshly milled black pepper; 1 inch piece Ginger; 2 large Garlic cloves; 2 Shallots/small onion; Juice of half a lemon

ABOUT Pan Fried Salmon (with a Kerala style spice marinade) RECIPE

Pan fried fish is commonly found all across Kerala but the marinade or spice rub used does vary from place to place. This spice marinade uses both spices and aromatics lending a rich and deep flavour to the fish. And it works best with big-sized fish steaks or meaty ones like salmon, tuna or snapper.

Ingredients Serving: 4

4 Salmon steaks
Vegetable oil/coconut oil – for shallow frying
Salt – to season
South Indian spice marinade
2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Freshly milled black pepper
1 inch piece Ginger
2 large Garlic cloves
2 Shallots/small onion
Juice of half a lemon

Instructions

Clean, wash and pat dry the salmon steaks.
Season the steak pieces with salt.
Prepare the marinade by blending together all the ingredients given in the list. Adjust the amount of chilli depending on your palate for heat.
Rub this marinade onto the steaks making sure all sides are coated well.
Refrigerate as long as you can (I did it overnight) to let the flavours seep through the fish.
Shallow fry in oil.
Serve hot with vegetable salad and lemon wedges.

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