Spice Rubbed Grilled Salmon With Tamarind Date Chutney Recipes

SPICE-RUBBED SALMON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the first 10 ingredients. Rub fillets with seasoning mixture; drizzle with oil., Place salmon on a lightly oiled rack, skin side up. Grill, covered, over high heat or broil 3-4 in. from heat 5 minutes. Turn; grill 4-6 minutes longer or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork.

TAMARIND-DATE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place the cumin seeds in a small, dry skillet over medium heat. Shake the skillet gently to move the seeds as they toast so they don't burn; continue until aromatic, about 5 minutes. Transfer seeds to a spice grinder, and grind to a fine powder.
• Place the dates in the bowl of a food processor; process until finely chopped. Remove and discard any seeds to make 3 tablespoons tamarind concentrate. Add concentrate, ginger, and ground cumin to food processor. Add 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water, or enough to make the mixture a spreadable consistency. Process until smooth. Add the cayenne and salt; adjust to taste.

SWEET AND SPICY-GLAZED GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• 1. Chop chipotles and garlic in a food processor. Add tamarind, brown sugar, and salt and puree. Add vinegar, 2 tablespoons water, and oil, and puree until smooth. Pour about 1/4 cup of glaze into a small bowl. Reserve remaining glaze for serving.
• 2. Preheat a grill to medium.
• 3. Brush salmon filets with oil and season with 1 tablespoon salt, to taste. Place fillets, top-side (rounded side) down, on grill. Cook until distinct grill marks appear, about 4 minutes. Turn fish over, lightly brush with glaze, and cook, brushing occasionally with more glaze, until firm but slightly pink, about 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and brush with more glaze. Serve warm or at room temperature, and pass additional glaze, if desired.

SAMOSAS WITH TAMARIND-DATE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For the pastry: Add the flour, salt and nigella or ajwain seeds to a medium bowl and mix. Add the ghee or oil and mix in with your fingers until the dough looks crumbly. Begin by adding 3 tablespoons of cold water, then add more water a little a time to make a stiff dough. Try to knead the dough as little as possible (think flaky pie crust). Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
• For the spice blend: To roast the spices, heat a small cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat. Add the whole spices: coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns, clove, cardamom and cinnamon and roast, shaking the skillet often, until the mixture darkens slightly and becomes toasty and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a small bowl to cool. Add the amchur powder, red chile powder and turmeric. Once cool, transfer to a grinder or mortar and pestle and grind to a medium-fine grind.
• For the filling: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the cumin seeds and let sizzle until they darken slightly, about 30 seconds Add the peanuts if using and cook until crunchy, about 2 minutes. Add the chiles and ginger and cook, stirring often, until the raw aroma of the ginger goes away, about 1 minute.
• Add the potatoes, peas, roasted spice blend and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and cook until the peas soften and the mixture is well mixed and seasoned, about 3 minutes. Add the cilantro if using. Add salt to taste, amchur for additional tang and red chile powder for spice.
• To assemble and fry the samosas: Pour enough oil into a large Dutch oven or wide heavy-bottomed pot to come up the sides about 3 inches. Place over medium heat and heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil registers 340 degrees F.
• While the oil is heating, divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball (a kitchen scale is helpful here but not necessary). For smaller samosas, you can divide the dough into 8 balls. Cover all but 1 ball with a damp cloth or plastic wrap. Flatten the uncovered ball into an oval patty. Lightly brush with oil and roll the patty into a thin oval (8 to 9 inches long and 5 to 6 inches wide). Cut in half widthwise into 2 semicircles.
• Set a small bowl of water beside you. Working with one semicircle at a time, fold over one end of the straight edge halfway toward the rounded edge. Using a fingertip, lightly wet the outside edge with a little water as well as the inner edge of the other half of the straight side. Then fold the other half up and overlapping the wet sides, about 1/4 inch, to form a cone. Press the edges together to form a seal. Hold the cone in one hand, pinch the seam again to make sure it's sealed and fill it with 2 tablespoons of the potato filling. Make a little pleat opposite of the sealed edge by pinching it over about 1/4 inch. This is the backbone of the samosa and will help it stand. Wet the inside of the rounded edge and fold it over the filling to enclose it. Press the edges together to seal. Repeat with a second dough ball and some of the filling to make 4 samosas.
• Double-check that the oil temperature is 340 degrees F (it's important for the oil to be medium hot; if it's too hot, the outside of the samosas will brown too quickly, while the inside dough will not be cooked enough and the samosas won't crisp up). Gently slip in the 4 samosas and fry until golden brown and crispy, about 10 minutes. If the samosas haven't browned by then, increase the temperature to 360 degrees F and cook, turning over as needed, until golden brown. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain.
• While the samosas are frying, shape and fill 4 more samosas, then repeat until all the samosas are shaped, filled and fried. Serve immediately with Tamarind-Date Chutney.
• Stir together the seedless tamarind, date paste, jaggery, cumin powder, red chile powder, ginger powder, fennel powder, black salt, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium low so the sauce is simmering. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes; when you dip a spoon into the sauce and run your finger across the back of it, it should hold a line. Taste and add more salt or jaggery if needed. Remove from the heat and strain. Allow to cool to room temperature. Transfer to an airtight glass jar and refrigerate.

SPICY TAMARIND RUM SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine rum, tamarind, jalapeno, brown sugar, BBQ sauce, and sriracha in a small bowl; set aside.
• Heat skillet with olive oil over medium-low, then add ginger and garlic; sautee 1-2 minutes.
• Add rum mixture to skillet and simmer (medium-low) for 15 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch and water until smooth, add to sauce, and simmer 5 more minutes.
• Place salmon filets in lightly greased baking dish.
• Rub salmon lightly with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Pour sauce over salmon.
• Bake 20-25 or until salmon flakes with a fork.

GRILLED SPICE-RUBBED SALMON

Steps:

• Pre-heat charcoal grill (I prefer using a Traeger grill).
• In a small bowl, mix chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoons black pepper. Rub spice mixture on salmon.
• Brush cabbage wedges with olive oil.
• Place cabbage wedges and salmon directly on grill, after spraying with cooking oil.
• Grill salmon 4-6 minutes on each side for each 1/2 inch of thickness, turning halfway through cooking time. Turn cabbage at the same time.
• While salmon and cabbage are grilling, peel carrot and slice into thin strips.
• Remove salmon and cabbage when done cooking. Coarsely cut cabbage and toss with carrots and 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil.
• Salt and pepper cabbage mixture to taste and serve.

SPICE-RUBBED GRILLED SALMON WITH TAMARIND-DATE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Place the mustard seeds in a small, dry heavy skillet. Place skillet over medium heat, moving skillet to keep seeds from burning, until seeds are toasted, about 5 minutes. Transfer mustard seeds to a small bowl. Place coriander and cumin seeds in the skillet. Toast over medium heat, shaking skillet to move the seeds, until they are aromatic, 3 minutes. Transfer these seeds to a spice grinder, and grind until fine. Transfer mixture to the bowl with the mustard seeds; stir in the salt, turmeric, and peppercorns.
• Place the salmon on a clean work surface. Rub skin side with 1 tablespoon oil, and turn salmon over. Use your fingers to spread the spice rub all over the flesh side of the salmon. (If the salmon is chilled, let sit 10 to 15 minutes at room temperature for even cooking.) Rub grill very well with the oil; heat until very hot. Grill the salmon, flesh-side down, until flesh turns opaque about halfway up the fish, 5 to 10 minutes. Use two large spatulas to turn over the fish. Cook just until fish is opaque throughout and still very moist, 5 to 15 minutes more. Transfer to a platter; garnish with fresh chiles (if using) and lime wedges. Serve with Tamarind-Date Chutney.