Persons: 4
Serving Size: 1 Plate
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Ingredients
For the rice:
Basmati Rice – 2 Cups
Clove – 3
Black Peppercorns – 5
Black Cardamom – 2
Cinnamon – 1 inch
Lemon Juice – 1 tbsp
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Salt – 2 tablespoons
Kewra Essence – 4-5 drop
For the Fish:
Fish – 500 grams
Hung Curd – 2 tablespoons
Red Chili Powder – 1 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder – ½
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice – 1 tablespoon
Oil – 3 tablespoons
Onion – 1 Cup
Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tablespoons
Green Chili – 2
Tomato – 1 Cup (chopped)
For layering:
Onion – ¼ Cup (thinly sliced and fried)
Cashew nuts – 8-10
Saffron -1 pinch (soaked in water)
Fresh mint – 3 tbsp (chopped)
Fresh coriander – 3 tbsp (chopped)
Ghee – 2 tablespoons
Instructions
For the rice:
At the start, wash and soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes and after that drain the water.
Now add all the remaining ingredients in rice along with water and cover and cook till 80% done.
For the fish:
Then wash the fish nicely and add hung curd, turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, salt and lemon juice in a bowl.
Then coat the fish pieces with this marinade and keep aside for 20-30 minutes.
After that heat oil in a pan and fry onions till they are slightly browned.
Now add green chili and ginger garlic paste and fry till onions are nicely browned with them.
Then add tomato and half cup water and cook for 2-3 more minutes.
Add the fish pieces along with the marinade.
Cook for 5-6 minutes till fish is done properly and the masala is slightly dry.
For layering:
To layer the fish with 80% cooked rice.
You need to sprinkle browned onion, fried cashew nuts, coriander, mint and saffron soaked in milk and pour the ghee on top.
Now cover the pot tightly with a lid and keep some heavy weight over it. So that it can be cooked properly.
Now let the biryani cook on very low heat for 25-30 minutes.
Once cooked let it rest for 10 minutes and then give a gentle mix. Finally garnish with fried onions and fried cashew nuts.