2012/09/05

FISH BIRIYANI





INGREDIENTS :

Fish Skillet (Boneless) - 1 kg
Rice - 1 1/2 cups
Coriander leaves,Curry leaves,Biriyani leaves,Mint leaves
Salt to taste
Onion - 1 big sliced
Tomato - 2 big sliced
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Fish masala - 2 tsps
Cinnamon - 3
Cloves - 1 
Green chillies - 4 split

To marinate Fish : 

Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp 
Lemon - 1 
Fish masala - 2 tsps
Salt


To Grind : 

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Ginger - a small piece
Garlic cloves - 7-8

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Marinate fish with little of chilli powder , coriander powder , salt, turmeric powder and fish masala for 30 minutes. Then , shallow fry them till done . Don't roast it fully fried.



2) Heat oil or ghee in kadai . Once hot add whole spices, biriyani leaves for 2 minutes , followed by sliced onion and saute till half brown .


3) Then add tomato, coriander leaves, pudina, biriyani masala and split chillies. Saute it till tender . 



4) Add chilli powder, garam masala and fish masala with the grinded masala and Salt.


5) Add in the fried fish to it and cook till fish is well mixed with the masala (5-10) minutes. Then, take fish with masala out.



















6) Meanwhile, cook rice and 1 1/2 cups of water in the rice cook.Wait till the rice is half cooked with some left over water.
7) Layer the fish with masala with Rice, then the remaining masala. Cover with a lid and leave it in dum for 20 minutes. 



















Remove from the flame and Serve hot with Onion Raitha and Pudina Chutney .

Linking it up with Sea food Feast event and Linking it up with Party Snacks Food by Snehidhi.




18 comments:

runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com said...

With fennel, cinnamon and fish the house must be filled with the Biryani aroma!! Looks very tempting!

Unknown said...

ஷாமா அப்படியே சாப்பிடனும் போல இருக்கும்.. இதுக்குனே உங்கள் வீட்டுக்கு நீங்க ஊருக்கு போறதுக்குள்ள வரேன்...

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Flavorful tempting biryani..

Unknown said...

I like fish most....Temting to your preperation....

Unknown said...

Lovely recipe Shama, i love the marinate and the grinding part. I am sure it tastes great, will try your version sometime.

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divyagcp said...

Delicious and flavorful biryani..

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Divya A said...

Yummy Oh my I can't resist that yummy click :) Can I have a plateful??

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Suja Manoj said...

Sure must have tasted delicious,tempting fish biryani.

Unknown said...

looks delicious..

Swathi said...

Fish biriyani looks delicious.

Amina Creations said...

wonderful recipe... delicious and flavourful biryani..

Akila said...

I love this but some how never did at home.. Urs making me to try soon.. Bookmarked dear..

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Unknown said...

delicious and inviting biriyani

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

wow...looks sooo tempting & very very yummm
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Chitra said...

with spices it would have tasted yumm..

Priya Suresh said...

Wish to have this wonderful looking briyani rite now,beautifully done.

Jillu said...

Biryani is alltime favorite....

Usha said...

I love biryani.. i make it with chicken, goat, shrimp, egg & kheema but never tried fish biryani. Thanks for sharing the recipe & participating in seafood feast.

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