Healthy Meen Pollichathu (Featuring Wild Caught Salmon)

** Gluten Free Recipe** Family Favorite** Heart Healthy Recipe * Freezer Safe

* Ingredients: 

• Fish (Halved/ Whole)- 4 nos.
• Onion (finely diced/ processed)- 1/4 of 1
• Garlic (crushed)- 5 cloves.
• Ginger (crushed)- 1 medium
• Turmeric- 1/4 tsp.
• Chilli powder- 1.5 tsp.
• Coriander powder/ Malli podi- 1.5 tsp.
• Pepper powder- 1/4 tsp.
• Cumin powder/ Jeera powder- 1/4 tsp.
• Fenugreek powder/ Uluva podi- A pinch
• Lemon Juice- 1/2 of 1
• Oil- 1 tbsp.
• Salt- As required/ 1/4 tsp.

* Cooking Time: 20 minutes

* Recipe:

Step 1: Wash and clean the fish with water, lemon, salt and turmeric powder.
(I used Wild caught Salmon in this recipe, any fish will be good)

Step 2: Lightly dry roast all the masala powders (turmeric, corainder, chilli, cumin, fenugreek powder/uluva powder). Remove from flame.



Step 3: Heat some oil in a pan and lightly brown the onion, ginger, garlic.



Step 4: Mix in the lemon juice, roasted spices, sauted onion mixture and add salt. This is the marinade.

Step 5: Slit the fish and rub the masala paste well on both sides of the fish. Wrap the fish lightly in the foil packet (and let it rest in the fridge for about 4 hours or use immediately)

Heat a pan and place the foil packets. Cover and cook on medium for 20 minutes. Flip the foil packet at about 10 minutes.

-OR-

Preheat the oven to 450 F (200 C). Place the foil packets in an Oven safe pan and bake for 20 minutes. (No need to flip, it will cook through).

* BONUS TIP: Make extra foil packets of marinated fish and store in a ziploc bag in the freezer. Pull as many as required and heat in a pan or bake as instructed above for a quick healthy meal (ZERO CLEANUP!!!!) 

Enjoy!!☺❤👍👌

* Abbreviations:

 * tsp.- Teaspoon    ** tbsp.- Tablespoon     opt.- Optional