Fish is a great choice for dinner – takes less time to cook and it’s a healthier option than meat. Pan fried fish meaning shallow frying in a pan using not too much oil is what is very common in my house and the husband is undoubtedly the expert! Poor me therefore only prefers to bake. This time I tried to make a spicy tandoori version of baked cod. Nothing too daring – just added a bit of store bought ‘tandoori masala’ spice and ginger-garlic to my regular marinade. Came out pretty darned good!
And hardly any effort! Now that’s what I like …especially on a weeknight! Defrosting/Thawing however can take up time and it is essential to let it come to room temperature slowly otherwise if you try to defrost in the microwave or using hot water it can get half-cooked and thereby loose all flavor. But once you are careful about that, it is a breeze to cook fish!
I made some basmati rice with peas in a rice cooker and that was our dinner. Easy cooking and easy clean up! Isn’t that lovely? 🙂
Spicy Baked Fish (Tandoori Cod)
Ingredients
- About 2 lb of Cod (or any other white fish like flounder)fillets, about two large pieces approximately 10 inches long and 2 inches wide or cut into smaller pieces
For the marinade:
- 3/4 tsp of sea salt
- 3/4 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder (or cayenne pepper)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp tandoori masala (or garam masala)
- 1/4 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste(optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- lime wedges,fresh cilantro and onion slices for garnish
Instructions
- Mix all marinade ingredients in a bowl. Apply marinade to fish filets. (Use your hands to spread the marinade mixture on both sides of the fish). Marinate the fish for between 10 to 20 mins.
- Pre-heat oven to 450 deg F.
- Line a baking pan Al foil and brush with oil.
- Place filets on the foil and place tray in the oven (uncovered) and Bake at 450 deg F for about 10 minutes. Take pan out of oven and brush top with some oil and again bake for another 3-5 minutes until there is no 'raw' masala on top and top looks crisp.
- Take out of oven and cover pan completely with foil until serving (that will keep the fish moist).
- Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves, onion slices and lime wedges.
- Serve with rice or salad on the side.
- About 2 lb of Cod (or any other white fish like flounder)fillets, about two large pieces approximately 10 inches long and 2 inches wide or cut into smaller pieces
- ¾ tsp of sea salt
- ¾ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder (or cayenne pepper)
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp tandoori masala (or garam masala)
- ¼ tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste(optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- lime wedges,fresh cilantro and onion slices for garnish
- Mix all marinade ingredients in a bowl. Apply marinade to fish filets. (Use your hands to spread the marinade mixture on both sides of the fish). Marinate the fish for between 10 to 20 mins.
- Pre-heat oven to 450 deg F.
- Line a baking pan Al foil and brush with oil.
- Place filets on the foil and place tray in the oven and Bake at 450 deg F for about 10 minutes. Take pan out of oven and brush top with some oil and again bake for another 2-4 minutes until crisp on the outside. Take out of oven and cover pan completely with foil until serving.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves, onion slices and lime wedges.
- Serve with rice or salad on the side.
You can substitute garam masala if you don't have tandoori masala.
It is important to cover the fish with foil for a few mins after baking. This will help to get the fish out of the tray easily otherwise the fish will be dry and will have stuck to the bottom of the tray. Covering it with foil gives it moisture.
If you are using fish with bones, then you may need to cook for a couple minutes extra since filets cook much faster
Came out so Gud
Thx
So glad to hear! Thank you!
I wanted a quick Sunday dinner for one, and thought it was delicious. I DID add a little butter while covered with foil, and the juices were quite tasty. Per the cod package, the fish is done at 145 degrees. I usually avoid adding salt to my spice mixes, but added to this first batch. I’m sure it will be great sans salt.
thanks for your comment! And glad you enjoyed it!
I just tried this and it turned out amazing. My 6 year old son who doesn’t eat spice at all eat more than one serving… Thank you so much.
thanks so much Neetha. I appreciate your comments and review! I am so glad your son liked it. My kids love this recipe too!
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Looks like a great easy weeknight dinner, I love how quickly fish cooks 🙂
Yes isn’t fish so easy? I am surprised when people tell me they don’t know how to cook fish!
Great looking fish, very moist but with a spicy kick! Thanks for bringing it to FF.
thanks, my pleasure Liz! This one does have a spicy kick but you could alter the quantity of spices per your taste….that’s what I love about baking fish – it’s so easy to make a slightly less spicy marinade for the kids and then bake everything together in the same dish.! 🙂
Whipping up fish is always so satisfying. Great protein, cooks quickly, and soaks up flavor. Can’t get much better 🙂 Yours looks so tasty!
You are absolutely right, Mary! Fish tastes best when it’s moist! thanks for stopping by 🙂
I really want to love and eat more fish. And I bought that same 2 lb bag of cod. I was thinking of beer batter fried, but this is a healthier alternative. And remember my trip to the Indian super store? I came home with all kinds of masala and spices. I need to use them! Thanks for the idea, Indu! 🙂
Hi Angie, looks like you had an intuition that I would be posting this recipe 🙂 You definitely need to try it now. I think you will like it better than the deep fried alternative. You can add less spice if your family cannot handle it. Btw if you don’t have tandoori masala, you can use garam masala.
Woooooow so tempting
Good and spicy – I bet the cod was delicious!
Yes Judi so tasty! thanks for stopping by! Hope you are doing well.
What a beautiful fish recipe! I am so glad that you made it to Fiesta Friday. Thank you for sharing!
You are welcome Julie! yeah I am glad too that I could make it!
I must try your fish dish! Looks very tasty!
yes it sure is tasty and so easy to make too! I hope you get a chance to try it.! thanks
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