Baked Salmon Tandoori masala or Indian baked salmon recipe with Tandoori Masala is a must-try and highly recommended if you love baked fish. Salmon is a fatty fish loved by most people, and this turns out very well.
Why does this recipe work?
- It overpowers the fishy taste, and the combined spices give a nice tangy and spicy taste.
- Very easy to make, you just need to make the marinade, coat the fish with it, and marinate for a while.
- You can then bake it or grill it and cook it until it's done.
- A great dish that goes with white rice or wheat rotis.
- Less oil is used in this preparation as it is baked when compared to frying, just like the authentic tandoori chicken.
How to Make Baked Salmon Tandoori Masala?
I had tried varieties of seafood growing up, but never salmon. It was mostly fish like Mackerel, Kingfish, and Sardine. So It took a while to get used to liking salmon initially. After experimenting with a couple of recipes, this baked recipe is one of my favorites. I use the tandoori masala marinade to give it a nice spicy and tangy flavor along with the lemon, ginger, garlic, and yogurt. The full recipe is below. Enjoy!
Wash and pat dry the fish before marinating it. The marinade is made with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, and spices like red chili, turmeric, pepper, and Shaan tandoori masala. Squeeze lemon and add curry leaves and salt. Marinate for three to four hours or at least a minimum of an hour. Bake until done. If it leaves any water, drain it off. Spray some oil and use the broil option for about five to minutes to get a nice color on the top. Be careful not to burn.
Here are some other fish recipes from my site Pan-Fried Tilapia and Fish Cutlet Indian Style. Serve along with corn in air fryer and Instant Pot quinoa pilaf or Kerala Ghee rice.. Do check them out as well.
Baked Salmon (Tandoori masala)
Ingredients
- 1 salmon fillet big
For Marinade
- 2 tbsp yogurt plain
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tsp Kashmiri chilly powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Tandoori Masala powder store bought (Shaan)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 5-6 curry leaves
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Wash the salmon fillet with salt and water and pat it dry
- Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and apply it on the fish. Transfer to a baking aluminum tray covered with foil .
- Spray it with cooking oil
- Keep the marinated salmon in the refrigerator for about 4 to 6 hours
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees
- Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes .
- Once it is done ,spray some more cooking spray and set the oven to broil for about 5 to 7 minutes until the top layer gets a nice color.
- Serve with lemon, cut onions and white rice . Enjoy!
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Sounds absolutely delicious Nisha! Would love to try it soon
Thank you Smitha, would love to hear how you liked it .
I don't like fish but I would definitely try this!
Happy to hear that , am sure you will not be disappointed.
Wow, this looks so yummy and gorgeous!❤️
Thank you so much Richa!
Donno about the fish Nisha but looks like a huge paneer Tikka and damn tempting too👍 hope u enjoyed a lot...
Have an enjoyable weekend 😊
Thank you so much for the wonderful comment Jyo yes it was really good and enjoyed it , you too have a wonderful weekend!
We love salmon. Sometimes i"ll make tandoori skewers. I have never cooked it whole like this though. Looks great Nisha. X
Tandoori skewers sounds yum! I'm sure you will love this recipe and baking it whole as well , it's quite simple and easy! Thanks a lot for stopping by!
It sounds delicious Nisha!!!
Thank you so much , appreciate your comments!
BIG salmon fan here! Thanks for sharing the recipe 😀
Wonderful hope you try this recipe some time ! Thank you for stopping by.