Fish Biriyani

Fish Biryani

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice---1/2 kg

Ginger Garlic Paste--1 tbsp

Salt-----------to taste

Cashews----hand full(Fried/Raw)

Oil and Ghee---each 1 tbsp

Cloves--6-7

Elaichi --5-6

Star anise --1 full

Cinnamon -- 2 inches(medium sized)

Ingredients for Fish Gravy:

Fish(boneless cube sized)---1 kg

Ginger Garlic Paste---1 tbsp

Onion paste--2-3 medium 

Garlic(4-5 cloves),coriander(1tbsp),jeera(1 tbsp) paste

Jeera----1 tbsp

Red chillies---2

Jeera----1 tbsp

Oil-------5-6 tbsp

Turmeric--1 tbsp

Chilli powder--2 tbsp/to taste

Salt---to taste

Tamarind juice---2 tbsp

Fried onions---As Needed

Coriander/Mint leaves----As Needed(Finely Chopped)

Procedure:

Marinate fish with chilli powder,salt,turmeric and  G&G paste n keep it aside.

Rice Preparation:

1)Wash basmati rice n cook it seperate with all the spices in a rice cooker.

2)While cooking rice add little salt so that rice will not be bland in Taste.

3)Add cashews(fried/raw) to cooking rice.

Tip:Direct add water to rice n then spices n cashews

4)Add oil n ghee to cooking rice

Procedure for Gravy:

1)Put oil in a pan n add jeera,red chilli pieces n toss them.

2)Now add onion,Garlic,coriander,jeera paste.

3)Add this paste to oil n let it fry till the oil oozes out.

4)Add 1 tbs of G&G paste with onion paste n let it fry along with onion paste

5)Add 3 pinches of turmeric powder,salt n chilli powder to the paste.

6)Add 2 tbsp of tamarind juice after adding pieces to onion paste n cook for10-12 mins.

7)Now add the marinated fish and put lid on top for 5-10 miutes in a low flame.

Tip:Donot stir the fish while cooking.

8)Now add coriander leaves,mint on top and when the oil oozes out our gravy is ready.

Now take the rice and gravy and set it for dum together.

Then in rice cooker place one layer of rice,coriander n mint leaves(finely chopped)n then add few pieces along with fried onions on it and again rice n then pieces and so on until you are done with the setting the rice n curry in layers. Switch it on and let it beep.

Enjoy While it is Hot !!!!!!