One Pot Salmon With Lemon Cardamom Rice
One Pot Salmon With Lemon Cardamom Rice
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 30 g 1oz sugar
- 3 tbsp water
- 30 g (1oz) barberries
- 10 cardamom pods, split
- ⅓ tsp whole cloves
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion (finely diced)
- 300 g (10.5oz) basmati rice
- 550 ml (2.1 cups) hot water
- Salt
- ½ tsp lemon zest
- 6 frozen salmon fillets (defrosted)
- Chopped mixed herbs
- 3 tbsp chopped dill
- 2 tsp toasted almond flakes
Instructions
- 1
Mix the sugar and water in a small pan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Switch of the heat, stir in the barberries and allow them to soak.
- 2
Heat the olive oil in a pan, over medium heat, add the onion, cardamom, cloves and cook for up to 15 mins, stirring occasionally, until the onion starts caramelizing.
- 3
Add in the rice, salt, lemon zest, the drained barberries and mix them in followed by the boiled water to the pan.
- 4
Cover the pan, and cook over very low heat for 35 mins till the rice is soft.
- 5
8 mins before the rice is done add in the salmon, cover the rice and cook till done.
- 6
Switch off the heat and let sit for 5 mins before stirring in the chopped dill and toasted almond flakes and serve.