Recipe: Tandoori Spiced Mackerel

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A quick marinade using spices from my Scotia Spice pack and left to infuse for half an hour whilst I dyed my hair.  Easy!  This isn’t a hot dish (the noodles from Markie Sparkies were spicier) so add more chilli for a kick.  The taste here is fragrant and pleasantly warming.  Would make a good lunch as well as a quick evening dish.

Ingredients

4 fresh mackerel fillets
1 tsp ground coriander
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp freshly grated ginger
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp garam masala
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp chilli powder
A squeeze of lemon juice

 

Method

Wash and dry the mackerel fillets.
To make the marinade, add garlic and ginger in a pestle and mortar and grind until pureed.
Fry the dried spices over a low heat until you can smell them.
Add these to your pestle with lemon juice and mix.
Brush the marinade all over the fillets and leave to marinate for at least half an hour.
Pre-heat your grill
Place foil onto the tray and add the fish.
Cook under a hot grill for approx 3 mins each side.
Serve with salad, noodles, rice anything!

 

Tandoori Spiced Mackerel

Mackerel flavoured with Indian spices
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 4 fresh mackerel fillets
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • A squeeze of lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Wash and dry the mackerel fillets.
  • To make the marinade, add garlic and ginger in a pestle and mortar and grind until pureed.
  • Fry the dried spices over a low heat until you can smell them.
  • Add these to your pestle with lemon juice and mix.
  • Brush the marinade all over the fillets and leave to marinate for at least half an hour.
  • Pre-heat your grill
  • Place foil onto the tray and add the fish.
  • Cook under a hot grill for approx 3 mins each side.
  • Serve with salad, noodles, rice anything!
Keyword fish, Indian, Mackerel, Spicy

 

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Emma

Emma

Hello!

I am Emma and with my husband Mark write Foodie Explorers, which is a food and travel website.

I am a member of the Guild of Food Writers and British Guild of Travel Writers.

We have a wide range of judging experience covering products, hotels and have judged, for example, for Great Taste Awards and Scottish Baker of the Year.

Along the way Mark gained WSET Level 2 in Wine and I have WSET Level 2 in Spirits as well as picking up an award with The Scotsman Food and Drink Awards.    

Usually I can be found sleeping beside a cat.

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