Pot fish Biriyani

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How to make Fish Biriyani

Ingredients

1) Cleaned fish of your choice – ½ kg

2) Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon

3) Chili powder – 1 ½ teaspoon

4) Pepper powder- 1 teaspoon.

5) Salt – As required

Clean and wash the Fish and marinate it with the above ingredients 2-5 and keep aside for some time and later shallow fry till it’s done.

For the Fish masala

1) Big Onion – 3 big size( chopped thinly)

2) Green Chilly – 5-6 nos. (chopped)

3) Garlic – 6-7 nos. (chopped)

4) Ginger – a big piece ( 2 ½”)

5) Tomato – 2 nos.( medium size)Chopped

6) Fish Masala – 1 table spoon (I use Easter Fish Masala)

7) Garm Masala – 1 teaspoon.

8) Coriander leaves – Chopped – As required.

9) Mint Leaves – 1 leaf ( Chopped)

10) Salt – As required.

For Seasoning

1) Cashew nuts – Fried

2) Raisins – Fried

3) Big Onion - Chopped thinly and sauté until golden brown– Fried

4) Chopped Coriander & mint leaves – As required

Method

Take a pan & heat oil then add chopped big onion and sauté until transparent. Then add the grinded mixture of green chilly, garlic & ginger and sauté until the raw smell out. Then add chopped tomatoes and stir fry till it is mashed and forms gravy. Then add fish Masala and sauté until the raw smell out from the spices. Finally add the fried Fish pieces and coriander leaves and mix slightly without breaking the fish pieces. And keep aside.

Rice preparation.

1) Basmati Rice - 3 cups .

2) Water – as required

3) Salt – as required.

4) Ghee- 2 teaspoon

5) Cardamoms- 4 nos.

6) Bay leaves- 1 leaf

7) Pepper corns – 10 nos.

8) Cloves- 6 nos.

9) Cinnamon stick – 1 inch pieces 3- 4 nos.

Add 3- 9 ingredients in water and allow to boil, then add the soaked rice and cook till it’s done. Finally drain the water and allow the rice to cool.

Add the cooked rice over the Fish masala and spread some ghee and sprinkle all seasoning over the top

Place a plain THAVA (Dosa kallu) on a medium heat and place the covered Biriyani vessel over the thava for about 10 minutes and serve the Biriyani hot with sufficient garnishing. (Fried cashew nuts, fried onions and salads.)