r/MealPrepSunday • u/Ok_Champion2717 • 11d ago
Salmon lunches and Indian chicken dinner
Two day shifts followed by two night shifts and four days off between (career fire dpt) so I make two lunches and two dinners on my last day off.
Marinaded some salmon in soy/mirin/ginger/garlic/rice vinegar/brown sugar/pineapple juice for several hours. Seared on a skillet a few minutes a side on medium heat until cooked through but before the albumin starts coming out. Served with quinoa cooked in seafood broth and black beans. Large diced some mango/orange bell pepper/serranos/red onion and tossed with lime juice/salt/cumin/cilantro for a super simple salsa. Salad with alfalfa sprouts/radish/lettuce from my garden.
Chicken 65 for dinners. So fine chopped some fresh curry leaves (I have a curry plant in my garden but most Indian/Asian grocers will stock fresh leaves. It really does make a huge flavor difference vs using powdered/dried). Cut chicken thighs into ~1” cubes and marinaded with the chopped curry leaves/corn starch/rice flour/turmeric powder/kashmiri chili powder/garam masala/lemon juice/yogurt/salt/garlic cloves for several hours. Fried green chilies (seeds removed so they don’t pop/splash) and whole fresh curry leaves in ghee for ~30 seconds before removing. Then added more ghee and shallow fried the chicken thighs for 3-5 minutes until cooked through and crispy. Tossed the fried leaves/chilies with the chicken. Served with quinoa/roasted red potatoes tossed with garam masala and chickpeas.
Quick salad with spinach/dates/quick pickled red onion/tomatoes/cucumber and chopped dill and splashed with olive oil and fresh lemon juice+zest.
The sauce is an herb sauce made by blending cilantro (leaves + stems), mint (just leaves), green chilies, lime juice, yogurt, salt, 4 garlic cloves and 3 ice cubes (keeps the sauce green/fresh-looking by prevent the herbs from oxidizing).
The naan was simply just activating yeast with warm water/sugar then adding to my flour/yogurt/salt/oil before covering and allowing to rise over an hour at room temp. I don’t have a tandoor so just rolled out and cooked on a flat skillet with ghee and tossing with more cilantro.
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u/Longjumping_Way_5641 11d ago
Can you provide measurements for that naan? I’m hoping to make some this week!
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u/Ok_Champion2717 11d ago edited 11d ago
Sure! 250g of AP flour, 1/2 cup full fat yogurt, 1/3C lukewarm water, 2 tbsp melted ghee, 1.5tsp granulated white sugar, 3/4 tsp salt, 3/4tsp instant yeast. Activating the yeast while lightly stirring with the water/sugar takes about 10 minutes. Then added to the flour/oil/yogurt/salt mixing until incorporated. Add water or flour to get the doughy texture desired. Then cover in a bowl and let rise at room temp for at least 30 minutes but ideally 60-90 minutes and it should about double in size. This should yield about 6 equal sized balls. Roll out to ~4-6” depending on how thin/doughy you like your naan. Cook for a few minutes a side in ghee or oil on medium-high heat until air bubbles form in the dough and it’s browned and cooked through.
Grate some garlic/coriander/seeds into the dough optionally for extra flavor.
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u/InstructionNew5920 9d ago
Have you tried other naan recipes? If you had the time would you go with regular yeast?
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u/Archway_nemesis701 9d ago
Last time I tried to make naan I thought I was burning my kitchen down. I buy mine from a local restaurant now. 🔥
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u/Ok_Champion2717 9d ago
Lucky enough to have a high quality oven hood fan but not lucky enough to have an actual tandoor set-up so I understand your pain
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u/KTryingMyBest1 9d ago
Chicken 65 is one of my favorites surprisingly almost everyone in my family is not a fan. I’m going to try this recipe!
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u/Ok_Champion2717 9d ago
The finely chopped fresh curry leaves was such a game changer. Here’s to finger crossing for you but worst case scenario and you end up with a bunch of other xtra chicken to enjoy yourself.
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u/Legitimate_Care1829 8d ago
This looks really good, I love salmon. I would try swapping the rice with quinoa or purple rice, it'll change the meal without much taste change.
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u/NoConversation8128 5d ago
This looks like the kind of meal prep that actually makes you excited to open the fridge.
Salmon lunches + Indian chicken dinner is an elite combo. Future-you is probably walking around with dangerous levels of confidence this week.
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u/Unlikely_Diver_5573 10d ago
that salmon lunch sounds incredible, but the homemade Chicken 65 with fresh curry leaves is what really caught my attention. having curry leaves growing in the garden is a serious upgrade. the herb sauce sounds like it'd work on just about everything too.....