Tandoori salmon is one of the quickest and easiest side dishes to make on weeknight dinners. Tandoori salmon marination is quite simple, rub salmon fillet with a paste made with spices, yogurt, and lime juice. Tandoori salmon can be made effortlessly in an air fryer.
Salmon is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, selenium. Selenium is an important nutrient for thyroid metabolism and reproductive health. Salmon is a great source of protein and fat.
Ingredients for making tandoori salmon
Salmon
Ginger garlic paste (Full recipe)
Yogurt
Garam masala
Kasuri methi
lime juice
Degi mirchi powder or Kashmiri red chili powder
Butter unsalted – Melted
Cumin powder
Tips to remember before cooking tandoori salmon in air fryer
- Marination paste can be made ahead and chilled. Rub it on the fillet 15 minutes before cooking.
- Lime or lemon tends to denature the protein in fish when fish is marinated for longer.
- Standard salmon fillet takes about 8 to 10 minutes to cook. According to the thickness of the fillet, time varies.
- Wash under cold water and allow to drain. Pat dry with a kitchen towel before marinating.
- Don’t over rub marinate on fish, for a glossy glaze and the best flavors.
how to cook tandoori salmon in air fryer
- Mix all ingredients to make a paste except melted butter. Next, rub the marinade over the salmon fillet and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Remove excess marination before placing salmon in an air fryer.
- Preheat the air fryer to 392 F for 5 minutes.
- Place the fillets in an air fryer without overcrowding the basket. Cook for 4 minutes then brush it with melted butter. Flip to the other side and cook for another 4-6 minutes.
- Serve it with green chutney and salad on the side.
Tandoori Salmon
A melt-in-your-mouth tandoori salmon is one of the quickest and easiest side dishes to make on weeknight dinners. More importantly salmon is flaky, charred, juicy, and not dry.
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Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 540 grams Salmon 8 fillets
- 1.5 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1 cup Yogurt
- 1.25 tsp Garam masala
- 1 tsp Kasuri methi Hand crushed
- 1 tbsp Butter melted
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 3 tsp Deggi mirchi powder Kashmiri red chili powder
- 0.5 tsp Cumin powder
Instructions
TIPS TO REMEMBER BEFORE COOKING TANDOORI SALMON IN AIR FRYER
- Marination paste can be made ahead and chilled. Rub it on the fillet 15 minutes before cooking.
- Lime or lemon tends to denature the protein in fish when fish is marinated for longer.
- Standard salmon fillet takes about 8 to 10 minutes to cook. According to the thickness of the fillet, time varies.
- Wash under cold water and allow to drain. Pat dry with a kitchen towel before marinating.
- Don’t over rub marinate on fish, for a glossy glaze and the best flavors.
HOW TO COOK TANDOORI SALMON IN AIR FRYER
- Mix all ingredients to make a paste except melted butter. Next, rub the marinade over the salmon fillet and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Remove excess marination before placing salmon in an air fryer.
- Preheat the air fryer to 392 F for 5 minutes.
- Place the fillets in an air fryer without overcrowding the basket. Cook for 4 minutes then brush it with melted butter. Flip to the other side and cook for another 4-6 minutes.
Servings: 8
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