Name: Tandoori Fish | Tandoori Fish Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: Whole fish; Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblsp; Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 4 tblsp; Lemon Juice or Vinegar - 1/4 cup; Garam Masala Powder - 1 tblsp; Cumin Powder - 2 tsp; Turmeric powder - 2 tsp; Yogurt / Curd - 3 tblsp; Red Chilli flakes - 1 tblsp; Chaat masala powder - 1 tsp; Tandoori Masala - 1 to 2 tblsp; Oil - 3 tblsp

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"This barbeque Tandoori Fish is a classic Indian recipe that is very popular and it is pretty easy to make."

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1. What is tandoori fish?

2. Frequently Asked Questions?

3. Tandoori Fish | Tandoori Fish Recipe

4. Tandoori Fish With Step by Step Pictures

Tandoori Fish | Tandoori Fish Recipe

Tandoori fish is nothing but whole fish marinated in yogurt and spice lemon marinate which is then grilled to smoky and charred. The charred texture add so much flavour into the fish. I used simple marination like chilli powder, cumin, turmeric, chaat masala, tandoori masala, lemon and yogurt. It was super delicious.

Tandoori fish was always on my to do bucket list for quite sometimes. Last weekend we decided to do it and shoot a video of it for my youtube vlog channel. To my surprise it turned out super delicious. The fish which i used in a large fish called as "paarai meen" You can any white fleshed fish with center bone.

Tips for perfect tandoori fish

use firm white fleshed fish
clean fish really well so there is no fishy smell.
marinate the fish for atleast 1 hour
grill it in super hot barbeque or super hot oven in grill mode.

If you don't have tandoor or charcoal barbeque, you can easily cook this in oven.

Preheat oven to grill mode on the hottest temp 250 degree C.
Line a tray with foil.
Place a grill rack on top of the tray.
Place fish on top.
Cook on top rack of the oven and cook in grill mode for 10 to 15 mins.
Thats it.

If you love these type of recipe,     then you will love my    continental style baked fish  and   indian masala baked fish

How to get rid of fish smell from fish?

1)Mix salt and turmeric in fish and leave to marinate for 10 mins. Rinse it well.

2)Apply vinegar or lemon juice over fish and wash it well.

3)Apply, salt, turmeric, lemon juice over fish and marinate for 10 mins. Now wash it well.

4)Soak it in milk: Casein, a protein found in milk, will bind to the TMA and leave the fish smelling fresh as ever.

5)Mixture Of Corn Starch, Salt And Powdered Turmeric. Apply this over fish and wash it well.

6)Plain salt water can get rid of the fish smell.

What is tandoori fish?

Frequently Asked Questions?

It's prepared with simple spices to flavor the fish and a yogurt marinade that keeps the fish soft, and moist. Baked Tandoori Fish in 15 mins, Tandoori Fish, Baked Indian Fish. Tandoori actually means cooked in a special earth oven. A tandoor oven is a huge oven made of mud.

What is tandoori paste made of?

It has spices like tandoori masala, chaat masala, cumin and chilli powder. Add lime juice and yogurt when ready to make a paste; store in refrigerator. You can use it as a rub or marinade.

What flavour is tandoori?

It is smoky from the grill and the smoked paprika and boasts a tapestry of earthy flavors from garam masala to ginger to garlic.

This Tandoori fish, i made it in a charcoal barbeque and it turned out super delicious. I also used fish rack to make this fish and everyone loved it.

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