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Persian style marinated fish with cacik and herb rice
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5 from 5 votes

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 Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Persian
Servings: 2
Calories: 425kcal
Author: Caroline's Cooking
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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
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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.

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

Calories: 425kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 1091mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 375IU | Vitamin C: 10.2mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1.2mg