Kid friendly salmon curry | Salmon recipes for kids | Fish curry for kids

When toddlers start eating solid food, they always get tempted by the spicy food eaten by adults. They do all possible things to try their food. Sometimes, it’s fun. But it’s not always possible to feed toddlers with those food due to our food habits because sometimes adults eat spicier, oilier, rich and much heaty food which is not kids friendly.

This kid friendly salmon curry is a perfect solution for those situations. Kids love flavoured curries and whenever you serve them with this, they always end up with big smile and clean plates. In fact, this curry is enough appetizing for the adults as well for lite and healthy meal. It has got all the flavours and taste except heaty taste.

It’s always fun to cook salmon recipes for kids and this kid friendly salmon curry is one of them. It is a very quick and easy recipe which requires few basic ingredients for the gravy. The difficulty level for cooking this recipe is low and perfect for beginners.

Kid friendly salmon curry recipe with step by step photos and instructions have been provided in the ‘Instruction’ section of the recipe. But before directly jumping into the recipe, let me share few interesting things about the hero ingredient of the recipe ‘Salmon’.

Types of Salmon

There are various kinds of Salmon species available in the market. To name a few

How to choose the best Salmon?

If you are going for a fresh whole fish

If you are going for fillets

Health benefits of Salmon

How to make kid friendly salmon curry?

To prepare the salmon recipe for kids, first I have washed, and pat dried the salmon fillets and cut them into small pieces. For the gravy, I have prepared a smooth paste with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and kept it aside.

I have cooked the complete recipe in butter. Salmon tastes and smells divine when its cooked in butter. Don’t believe me? Just try it once and you can see the difference in result.

For the salmon fish curry, I have taken a pan and add some butter into it. Then I have pan fried the salmon pieces from both the sides for couple of minutes. Then kept them aside on a plate.

I have added some more butter into the pan and added the onion tomato paste into it. I have cooked it until it releases oil and then added the potato chunks into it. Put on the lid of the pan and cook them until potatoes are done.

You can even use your kids’ favourite squash into the curry instead of potatoes. Kids normally love potatoes. So, I have chosen potatoes for the fish curry for kids.

Then I have added the ground spices – cumin powder and coriander powder to flavour up the curry. I don’t prefer runny gravy for salmon fish curry and so I have added moderate amount of water into it. When the gravy started simmering, I have added the fried salmon pieces and cook them for 5 minutes in low flame. That’s all. Your delectable Kid friendly salmon curry is ready to serve.

Ingredients:

• 150 grams salmon fillet, cut into 4 equal pieces
• 1 small Onion, diced
• ½ Tomato, deseeded and diced
• 1 Garlic clove
• ½ inch Ginger, diced
• 1 medium Potato, medium cubes
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon Cumin powder
• ¼ teaspoon Coriander powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 and ½ tablespoons Butter to cook
• ½ to ¾ cup of Water, for gravy as per needed

1. Take the small jar of the mixer grinder and add diced onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic into it.
   

2. Put on the lid of the jar and pulse it to a smooth paste. Keep the paste aside.
   

3. Pat the Salmon fillets with kitchen tissue to remove the excess moisture and cut into four small pieces.
   

4. Take a pan and add 1 tablespoon of Butter in medium flame.
   

5. Swirl it over the pan and let it melt and spread evenly.
   

6. When the Butter starts bubbling add the Salmon pieces into the pan.
   

   Note: First put the skin side down to the pan.
   

7. Cook them in medium low flame for a minute and then turn the other side of the fillets and fry them in lowest flame for another minute.
8. Transfer the Salmon pieces on a separate plate.
   

9. Add some more butter into the same pan and allow it to melt.
   

10. Put the flame in low and add the onion masala paste into the pan (Step 2). Mix the masala quickly.
    

11. Cook it in low flame for 2 minutes. Be careful because the paste may splatter.
12. Add salt, turmeric powder and give a nice mix.
13. Put the flame in medium and cook it in medium flame for another 5-6 minutes until it releases oil.
14. Add potato chunks into the pan and mix it nicely.
    

15. Put on the lid of the pan and cook it in low flame until the potato chunks get cooked. Stir in between on regular intervals or the masala may stick to the bottom of the pan.
16. Once the potatoes are done, add cumin powder, coriander powder and give a nice mix.
    

17. Cook the masala in lowest flame for 1-2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of water if required during the time of cooking the masala.
18. Add ½ to ¾ cup water into the pan and give a nice stir.
    

19. Put on the lid of the pan and put the flame in high until the gravy simmers.
20. Put the flame in low and add the fried salmon pieces (Step 8) into the pan.
    
    

21. Put on the lid of the pan and cook the fish in low flame for 5-6 minutes.
    

22. Switch off the flame and put the pan down.

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