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Macchli Zul (Salmon)

A classic British Indian Restaurant macchli zul (salmon) made with a pre-cooked base sauce. Rich, fragrant and ready in under 20 minutes.

20 min
Prep
3 hr 30 min
Cook
Medium
Difficulty
15
Ingredients
14
Steps
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Requires G1The authentic choice — rich, deep flavour

G1 Base Sauce

2400 ml (8 portions) · 2+ hours · Involved

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Key ingredients

100 ml oil · 750 gm onions (prepared weight) · 1 tspn salt · 1 tbspn turmeric · 1 tspn ground coriander · ½ tspn ground cumin · +8 more

Ingredients

Servings
  • 2 tbspn oil
  • ¼ tspn ground cumin
  • 25 gm onions (prepared weight)
  • ¼ tspn black onion seeds
  • ½ tspn ginger (chopped)
  • 150 ml tinned chopped tomatoes
  • ½ tspn garlic (crushed)
  • 1 portion pre-cooked salmon
  • ¾ tspn tandoori masala spice mix (see note 1)
  • 6 - 10 pre-cooked prawns
  • ½ tspn paprika
  • 300 ml c46 curry base sauce (see note 2)
  • ¼ tspn ground coriander
  • ¼ tspn salt
  • 1 tbspn tamarind juice (see note 3)

Method

  1. 1

    De-frost the prawns for 2 - and then pour off any accumulated water or follow the packet instructions.

  2. 2

    Chop 20 gm of tamarind block into small pieces and put into a small bowl adding 50 - 60 ml of boiling water. Set aside for between 15 and , mashing a few times. Finally press through a sieve to remove the debris and seeds - this should produce about 1 tbspn of thick juice. Then dilute the thick juice with 30 ml of water.

  3. 3

    Microwave the frozen salmon as instructed on the packaging. It can be slightly undercooked as it will receive further cooking during the curry making process. I put the frozen salmon fillet/steak into a microwavable dish, add 2 tspn of lime juice, cover with cling film (pierce it a few times) and microwave for about 3¾ min at 800 W. Cut into bite-sized pieces.

  4. 4

    Slice the onion.

  5. 5

    Chop the ginger.

  6. 6

    Crush the garlic.

  7. 7

    Optionally press the chopped tomato through a sieve to remove the pips and skin etc. This is not essential but makes a smoother sauce and is therefore recommended.

  8. 8

    Over a medium flame heat the oil and fry the onions, stirring regularly, for .

  9. 9

    Stir in the ginger and garlic a cook, stirring, for about .

  10. 10

    Stir in the tandoori masala, paprika, ground coriander, ground cumin and black onion seeds and cook, stirring, for about .

  11. 11

    Add the chopped tomato and cook, stirring, for .

  12. 12

    Add the pre-cooked salmon, pre-cooked prawns, 80 ml of c46 base sauce and salt and cook, stirring regularly, for , adding a little c46 base sauce as needed to maintain a thin sauce.

  13. 13

    Stir in the tamarind juice and cook, stirring occasionally, for .

  14. 14

    Serve with rice and garnish with a little freshly chopped coriander.

My Notes

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