Baked Salmon Fillet
Mysalmon baked in banana leaf with garam masala
So I was cooking lobster tonight for my wife and me when my ten year old daughter, Jennifer said she wanted some too. I was prepared for that as I knew how much she loves lobster but it just wasn’t going to happen. Due to the weather we were only able to get two lobsters and they were for Caroline and me. End of!
Luckily I purchased a large fillet of salmon which I knew would make Jennifer almost as happy. It is her fish of choice after all.
Having recently purchase a large roll of banana leaves, I decided to bake her fillet wrapped in the leaves. Sometimes I wish she liked fish fingers like my other kids. Still I’m happy she likes the better things in life too.
My baked salmon was a success. She loved it! If you like salmon and easy cooking, this might be the one for you.
If you can’t find the banana leaves, just use foil. It’s not as good but close enough. By the way, she still managed to steal a good portion of my lobster when I wasn’t looking.
If you enjoy this recipe try my other salmon recipes:
Baked Thai Salmon
Salmon Dosa
Salmon Curry with Broccoli
Salmon with cashew & corriander sauce
Tandoori Salmon Tikka with soy sauce and garlic
Spicy Salmon Fillet baked in Banana Leaf
Salmon with a creamy saffron sauce
The salmon, lightly spiced and almost ready for the oven
Salmon parcel all wrapped up and ready to go.
- 4 x 250g salmon fillets
- 2 banana leaves – soaked in water for about 20 minutes
- 1 tablespoon good quality or homemade garam masala
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 lemon
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat your oven to 200c (400f).
- Place the banana leaves on the counter with the light side facing upward.
- Lay one salmon fillet on each leaf and rub the chopped garlic equally into each piece.
- Mix the garam masala, black pepper and chilli powder and then sprinkle equally over the salmon fillets
- Cut the lemon in half and squeeze 1 half of the lemon juice over the fillets.
- Cut the other half into thin slices and place the lemon slices on top of the fillets.
- Wrap the salmon with the banana leaves to form parcels (as pictured).
- Now place the salmon parcels on a baking tray and place in the oven.
- Bake for about 15 minutes. This should leave the centre of the salmon medium rare but ovens do vary so you may need to experiment.
- When finished, sprinkle with the chopped coriander and serve immediately.
Teena Agnel
Wednesday 5th of March 2014
Hello Dan,
Great recipes...To be honest I haven't met any Indian who is so passionate about Indian cooking:). Cooking fish in banana leaf is a very traditional south Indian(kerala) style and I was totally taken by surprise to see that here. It reminds me of my days in kerala.
Teena
Dan Toombs
Tuesday 1st of July 2014
Thanks for that. Hope you like the recipe. Dan