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Persian style marinated fish with cacik
The simple marinade adds a lovely aromatic flavor to the fish, and the herb rice and cacik really round out the meal.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 425 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Persian
Ingredients
For fish:
- 1 tablespoon Greek style yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic grated/crushed
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon Dill (chopped fresh)
- ½ lime zest (ie from ½ lime)
- 2 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 lb halibut or other firm white fish
For rice:
- ½ cup basmati rice
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped fresh)
- 1 tablespoon Dill (chopped fresh)
- 1 teaspoon butter approx
For cacik sauce:
- 2 tablespoon cucumber finely grated (2tbsp is approx 2in/5cm piece)
- 3 tablespoon Greek style yogurt
- ½ teaspoon Dill (chopped fresh)
- 1 pinch garlic granules
Instructions
For fish
- Mix together the yogurt, turmeric, coriander, cumin, garlic, ginger, dill, lime zest and juice in a small bowl. Line a baking dish with foil large enough the fish to lay flat. Rub the yogurt mixture over all sides of the fish then leave to marinade approx 30-45 minutes (no more than an hour).
- Preheat oven to 400F. While oven is warming, bring fish to room temperature. Bake the fish for approx 20 minutes until cooked through, but do check as it will depend on the thickness of the fish and you don’t want it overdone. It should be transparent and with a little juice coming out but not dry.
Cup of Yum
For rice
- While fish is cooking, put rice and water in a pan and bring to a boil. Once cooked, stir through the parsley and dill. Dot the butter on top and cover the pan again. Leave to sit a couple minutes to melt then stir through.
For cacik sauce
- While rice is resting, grate the cucumber and squeeze out the excess water. Mix it with the yogurt, dill and garlic and stir well.
- Serve the fish with the herbed rice and cacik sauce on the side.
Notes
- If you have time, try the herb rice from sabzi polow mahi as a side instead of the above. You can also add more herbs, if you like - either more dill and/or parsley, plus cilantro/coriander would be good too.
- Fish marinade adapted from Persiana by Sabrina Ghayour.
Nutrition Information
Calories
425kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
48g
(96%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
118mg
(39%)
Sodium
195mg
(8%)
Potassium
1091mg
(31%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
375IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
10.2mg
(11%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 425
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 425kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 48g | 96% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 118mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 195mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 1091mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 375IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 10.2mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.