Fish Biryani

Once there was a get together at my mil's place, most of our relatives where there & they wanted to eat fish biryani & i was like what!!!!! Fish biryani?? I was thinking they could have done chicken or mutton biryani ....They had hired a Muslim cook to prepare fish biryani. All of us sat for food & i tasted it believe it or not it was awesome...yummmyyyy 😋That's how i learnt to cook fish biryani can be prepared with king fish, Here it is go for it.

Preparation time:20-25 min.
Cooking  -1 hr 20 min.
Serves : 4

Ingredients:

• 2 cups basmati rice.
• 300 gm  or 4-5 slices pomfret fish.
• 3 onions thinly sliced.
• 3 tomatoes chopped.
• 10 clove garlic.
• 1/2'' ginger.
• 7-8 green chilies or according to taste.
• 4 & 1/4 cup hot water.
• Salt to taste.
• 1 tsp chilly powder.
• 1/4+ 1/4 tsp turmeric powder.
• 1/2 tsp jeera /cumin powder.
• 1 tsp biryani masala powder.
• 1/4 tsp saffron soaked in 1/4 cup hot water.
• 1/4 cup ghee for the rice.
• 1/2 cup oil for the fish.
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves.
• Few mint leaves.

Whole garam masala: 2 cloves, 3'' cinnamon, 2 pandan leaves,2 bay leaves, 2 black cardamoms.

Method for the rice:

• Wash & drain the water from the rice & keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel,add whole garam masala & saute for a sec.
• Add the rice & fry till the rice crackles.
• Add the hot water, salt & when it boils cover & cook till the rice is cooked & the water is absorbed, take off heat.
• Sprinkle saffron & lightly fluff the rice with a fork & keep aside.

Method for the fish masala:

• Grind ginger, garlic, green chilies, turmeric & biryani masala powder to a fine paste.
• Make a paste of red chilly powder, turmeric,jeera powder, salt & apply it on the fish & marinate for 10 min.
• Heat oil in a pan & fry the fish lightly on both sides, remove & keep aside.
• In the same pan add the sliced onions & fry till light brown.
• Add the ground paste & fry till the raw smell goes out.
• Add the tomatoes, coriander leaves & mint leaves & simmer for a few min.
• Add in the fried fish, salt, cover & cook till the tomatoes are mashed & forms a gravy.
• Take off fire & keep aside.

In a greased pan add a layer of 1/4 of the fish masala( not the fish)then spread a layer of 1/2 the cooked rice on top of it spread the rest of the fish masala next spread rest of the cooked rice, cover with a tight fitting lid & bake in a pre-heated oven on low degree for 30-40 min.
                                            OR
Heat a tava when hot place the biryani on top of the tava & on low flame cook for 30-40 min & place a pan of hot water on top of the biryani vessel.

Serve hot with Cucumber Raita pickle & poppadoms.

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