Today Little Sis had her first gymnastics meet. She was very very excited about it. Since we had no clue about what a "meet" was, we were excited too. This meet was in another town almost 45 minutes away and it was a local meet with other USAG level 2 and 3 teams competing too. All the little kids looked so darn cute in their leotards and did their routines in so perfect sync that right there I formed a very good opinion about "meets". This kind of meeting is what I like. Not boring at all.
After almost a whole day of the meet thingy, LS does not look tired at all, and is going around proudly strutting all her medals. On the other hand, doing nothing and sitting around the whole day, I am terribly tired. Thankfully I have devised an easy 3-step recipe for making Doi Salmon which was what we had for dinner.
This Doi Salmon (Salmon in Yogurt Sauce) needs very little active time, that is the time you have to be present in the kitchen and at the stove instead of sleeping on the counter. The cooking time is all in the oven. This makes this a really easy and delicious dish, that leaves you with a lot of time to take a bubble bath and yet have homemade dinner.
Also it needs only 1tbsp of Oil and is really delicious. Did I mention that it is so so good and is exactly like how Doi Maach should taste?
So what if my knees turn into jelly at the thought of even getting on a beam, leave alone doing a handstand on it, I can find a easy way to make Doi Maach. That counts.
For the sceptics and the puritans, here is my traditional version of making Salmon Doi Maach
And then BigSis found a neat app for me to edit videos and so helped me make this video which will give you a good idea of how easy this dish really is.
Doi Salmon in Oven
Prep
You need 1lb of salmon filet cut up in 5-6 rectangular pieces. This might work with other fish too but I like doi maach with salmon filets best so that is what I used.
You also need onion paste. Now I usually saute onion and make a paste and keep in the refrigerator for a week. It can be used in a lot of quick dishes during the week.
For this particular recipe, and the measures given, you need 2 tbsp Onion Paste.
How I Did It
Step 1
Soak 2 tbsp of cashew or slivered almonds(no skin) in water for 5-8 minutes
In a mixie add
the cashew/almond
and make a smooth paste with a splash of water
Now to the same mixer jar add
1/2 Cup of yogurt
2 Green chili finely chopped
2 tbsp Onion Paste
1 tbsp grated Ginger
1 tbsp Olive Oil
Make a smooth thick marinade
Step 2
In a baking dish put the salmon pieces.
Sprinkle
pinch of Turmeric Powder
little Red Chili Powder
1/4th tsp of Garam Masala
Salt
Sugar
Toss with the spices. Now add the yogurt marinade you made and let it sit in the marinade for 10 minutes.
Step 3
Add 2 green cardamom (crushed by just one thwack in a mortar pestle) and 2 cloves. This brings out the whole garam masala flavor of Doi Maach
Bake in the oven at 275F for 25 mins. After that switch off the oven, cover the baking dish with a foil and let it sit in the oven for 5 more minutes.
You Doi Salmon is ready. Take it out and enjoy with some rice or just by itself.
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Hi Sandeepa, Am from UK & am a subscriber of BMCB for quite some time now. I always had a look at BMCB whenever in fix & some solution or the other would be there.. today for the first time I tried something completely new -- Baked Doi Salmon & its just AWESOME... couldnt stop licking my fingers! Thanks so much for all the recipes & this one.
ReplyDeleteHi Sandeepa taste was amazing. Loved it.
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ReplyDeleteI made Doi Mach yesterday for my BFF's sadh. I'm a Punjabi and this was my first foray in Bengali food. My friend loved Doi Maach the most and said it was exactly the way it's made at home. Thank you :)
Also on the menu from your blog were Machcher Malaikari and Tomato Dates Chutney.
Hi Sandeepa, Your recipes are just lovely! I am married to a bong and your recipes help me keep the food culture alive in our home. Thanks, please keep this going.
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