Pulled Salmon (For age 15 months+)

Yes, I haven't posted any fish recipes here in my blog so far. So, here it is, Pulled Salmon. Both kids and family can enjoy this.

For most babies, doctors recommend to wait until 10 months to introduce fish. That is because some of them, particularly shellfish, may cause some allergies. They also say that, babies should eat fruits, veggies, poultry and meat before fish. So it is always better to wait until first birthday to start fish. Fish is a wonderful source of nutrition for your baby. It is packed with lean protein and essential fatty acids (EFA). This includes omega-3 fatty acid, which is important for child’s brain and eye development. Salmon is by far the best source of omega-3 fatty acid, it also has high protein and vitamin D.

Some kids won’t eat salmon, I guess may be salmon has a different fishy (bad way) taste. So it is very tricky to make kids eat salmon. There are few recipes you can try with salmon in a kid friendly way. This is one of them, “Pulled Salmon”. It is a kid friendly version of fish curry, but not spicy. Try this recipe and Enjoy!

Ingredients (For 2 servings)

Salmon- 1 medium size skinless fillet (~100 g)

Coconut milk (medium thick)- 6 OZ

Onion (medium size)- ½ chopped

Ginger- ½ Tsp, chopped

Lemon juice- 1 Tbsp

Coconut oil- 1 Tbsp

Spices (paprika, turmeric powder, coriander powder and pepper), a pinch

Salt, to taste

Curry leaves (optional)

Process

Step 1: Marinate fish with all spices, lemon juice and salt. Keep it aside for 5 minutes.

Step 2: Heat coconut oil in a pot over medium heat. Saute onion and ginger in this coconut oil until they turn lightly brown color.

Step 3: Pour coconut milk to this, mix it well and bring it to boil. Add a pinch of salt.

Step 4: Reduce the flame and add salmon fillet, then cover it with a lid.

Step 5: Cook till the fish fully cooked and the whole coconut gravy thickened, it will take about 15-20 minutes (turn both sides of salmon in between).

Step 6: Bring it to cool and pull the salmon into bite sized shreds with fork. Pulled Salmon, is ready to serve. I usually use the rest thickened gravy for our meal.

Serve it as itself or with rice/ mashed potatoes. You can also make sandwich with this pulled salmon.

Ingredients: Salmon fillet, coconut milk, spices, onion, ginger and curry leaves

Marinate salmon with spices, salt and lemon juice

Saute onion and ginger in coconut oil

Pour coconut milk

Mix well and allow it to boil

Add salmon fillet to the boiling coconut milk mixture

Cook them until the gravy thickens and the fish is fully cooked

Salmon is fully cooked now

Pull the salmon into bite sized shreds

Pulled Salmon is ready to serve

Happy Cooking!