Name: What is the best way to cook Tandoori Fish at home - Fry in a Pan, Fry in an Air Fryer or Oven Bake?
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/4 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp normal red chilli powder; 1 tbsp powdered dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi); 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp chaat masala; 3 tsp. fresh ginger garlic paste; 1/2 cup thick yogurt (plain unsweetened); 2 tbsp. Mustard oil; Salt (to taste); Fresh lime juice

Traditionally tandoori fish is cooked in a tandoor, but who has a tandoor at home 🙁 So the question is, what is the best way to cook tandoori fish at home? In this video I compared 3 different methods we can use to cook tandoori fish in our kitchens at home! Pan Fried, Air fried and Baked in a conventional oven. I ranked them for taste and texture! I hope you find this video helpful 🙂

What is the best way to cook Tandoori Fish at home – Fry in a Pan, Fry in an Air Fryer or Oven Bake?

Author: Nupur Bhattacharya Cooking Method:Pan Frying, Oven Baked, Air Fried Cuisine:Indian Courses:Lunch, Dinner, Appetizers, Starters

Difficulty:IntermediatePrep time: 40 minutesCook time: 5 minutesTotal time: 50 minutesServings:6 servings

Description

Tandoori Fish is a very popular and delicious appetizer. Here I compare 3 techniques for cooking tandoori fish at home! Select the one that suits you best!

Ingredients

Marinade

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/4 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp black pepper powder

2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 tsp normal red chilli powder
1 tbsp powdered dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 tsp chaat masala
3 tsp. fresh ginger garlic paste

1/2 cup thick yogurt (plain unsweetened)
2 tbsp. Mustard oil

Others

Salt (to taste)

Fresh lime juice

Instructions

I am using 6 pieces of Salmon, you can use any fish of your choice
Sprinkle them with some salt and fresh lime juice

Coat with the marinade
Smoke with a burning charcoal (by drizzling some ghee) for 20-30 min (check the video recipe for details)

Pan Frying

Add some oil and butter on a pan set on medium/high heat

Fry the fish for 3-4 min on both sides and baste with butter from time to time
Keep it covered for 5 min before eating so it stays moist

Air Frying

Coat the air fryer basket with tin foil

Grease the tin foil with some oil
Air fry for 9-11 min or till done at 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C

Oven Baked

Preheat oven at 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C

Coat a baking pan with tin foil
Grease the tin foil with some oil
Bake for 9-11 min or till done

Comparison

The pan fried fish was the most tasty. The reason is probably due to the toasting of spices in the marinade. The pan fried fish was moist as well. The Air fried fish had a nice smoky flavor but was a little dry. The baked fish was the most moist in texture and tasted great too!

Video

Notes

Honestly the marinade is so tasty that no matter what cooking method you choose, the output will be delicious.
Also, the comparisons I made were under the conditions that I used, there are obviously ways by which different results can be obtained using the different methods, if the technique was altered. For example, adding butter to the oven baked one could make it tastier or encasing the fish in a tin foil and then air frying it could make it more moist etc

Check out the video recipe for a more detailed comparison of the different methods

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