Fish Biriyani

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Cleaned King fish
• 2 big Onion
• 1 tbsp each Crushed Ginger & garlic
• 1 tbsp Crushed green chilli
• 3 medium Tomato
• 1-2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/4 cup yogurt
• 1 tbsp Ghee / dalda
• Oil
• 2 tsp Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp each Ginger & garlic
• 3 - 4 Small / Pearl onion
• A pinch Fenugreek
• A pinch Mustard
• Salt
• 2 tbsp Grated Coconut
• 1/2 tbsp Poppy seeds (optional)
• 1 tbsp Cashew nuts (soaked in water)
• 2 cups Basmati rice
• 3.5 cups water
• 6 Cardamom
• 2 medium size Cinnamon
• 6 Clove
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• 1-2 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1-2 tbsp Chopped Mint leaves
• 2-3 tbsp Chopped Coriander leaves
• Salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Grind together all the ingredients for marination into a fine paste. Marinate the cleaned fish pieces with this paste for 1/2 an hour.

2. 2

   Grind together the ingredients for white paste & keep aside.

3. 3

   Shallow fry the marinated fish till it is half cooked.

4. 4

   Add 1 tablespoon ghee to this oil & saute the onion till it becomes soft. Add the crushed ginger, garlic & green chilli & saute for 3 minutes. Add 1- 2 teaspoon coriander powder. When the oil starts appearing add the tomatoes.When the tomatoes are cooked well add 1/4 cup curd. Mix well. Add the shallow fried fish pieces. Make sure that the fish pieces are covered with gravy. After 5 minutes add the white paste. When the gravy becomes thick & fish is cooked remove from fire.

5. 5

   Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a pan and add the whole masala (cardamom, cloves & cinnamon). Add the washed rice. When the rice starts cracking add 4 cups of boiling water, salt, coriander & mint leaves & lemon juice. Cook the rice till the water is completely dried.

6. 6

   Butter a baking dish. Spread one layer of fish masala first & a layer of rice on top of it. Repeat the same. Top layer should be rice.

7. 7

   Preheat the oven at 200 C, 10 mins before baking. Reduce the oven temp to 180 C and bake for 20-25 minutes. Spread a wet cloth over the dish while baking. Garnish with fried onions,nuts, raisins. Serve the biriyani with raitha,mango chutney & pappad.