Fish Biryani

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Try something different and make fish biryani for dinner.
  • PREP TIME: 30 minutes
  • COOK TIME: 45 minutes
  • SERVINGS: 4 persons
Fish Biryani

INGREDIENTS

  • Fish fillets, boneless ½ kg
  • Salt 2 teaspoon
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon
  • Red chili powder 2 teaspoon
  • Turmeric (Haldi) ½ teaspoon
  • Garam masala 1 teaspoon
  • Cumin (roasted & crushed) 1½ teaspoon
  • Lemon juice 2 tablespoon
  • Oil ½ cup
  • Fenugreek leaves (methi) 4 small bunches
  • Brown Onion 1 cup
  • Tomatoes (sliced) 3
  • Coconut milk ½ cup
  • Green Chilies (chopped) 4
  • Coriander Leaves (chopped) ½ cup
  • Rice ½ kg
  • Whole spices / Sabit garam masala (peppercorn, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon) 1 tablespoon

DIRECTIONS

  • 1. Clean, wash and soak rice.
  • 2. Marinate fish with salt, ginger garlic, chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, cumin and lemon juice.
  • 3. Heat oil and shallow fry fish for 5 mins and keep aside. Keep the leftover masala.
  • 4. Heat oil in another pan and add fenugreek leaves (methi) and brown onion.
  • 5. Add left over masala from fish with chopped tomatoes and ½ cup water.
  • 6. Fry for a few minutes till tomatoes are breaking down.
  • 7. Fry well. Add fish along with the coconut milk. Cover and leave it on dum.
  • 8. In the meanwhile, heat oil in a pan.
  • 9. Add sabit garam masala and sauté for about 30 seconds. Add soaked rice, water and salt.
  • 10. Cover and cook till rice is half-done.
  • 11. Add all the fish mixture on top of the rice.
  • 12. Cover and keep it on slow flame for 20 mins.
  • 13. Turn off heat and serve.

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