Recipes

FISH BIRYANI

Ingredients

  • Basmati Rice 500 gms, Fish 500 gms.
  • Coconut 20 gms.
  • Cummin seeds 1 tbs.
  • Green Chilies 5 medium size.
  • Onion 50 gms, Garlic 10 gms.
  • Turmeric 1 tsp.
  • Ghee 100 gms.
  • Salt 4 tsp or to taste, Cloves 4 medium size.

METHOD

  • Cut and wash the fish and boil in a cup of water with salt.
  • Remove and bone it (leaving one small fish), keep aside. Wash, soak and drain rice.
  • Grind turmeric, cumin seeds, chillies, garlic and half the onion to a paste.
  • Extract 3 cups of coconut milk.
  • Heat ghee in a saucepan slice and fry remaining onion, add rice stir well.
  • Pour coconut milk and little water if required when rice is almost cooked add the ground paste, boned fish and salt.
  • Mix gently and reduce heat or bake in a moderate oven till the rice is sufficiently dry.
  •  Serve garnished with the remaining complete, boiled fish.