Ingredients
King Fish/Neymeen/Arakka-1/2 kg
Basmati Rice-3 Glass
Big Onion-5 medium
Big onion-1 for frying
Finely Chopped Tomato-2 medium
Ginger-one big piece
Garlic-6 cloves (medium)
Green chilli-6
Red chilli powder-1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2tsp
Garam Masala-1/2tsp
Curd-1 1/2 tbsp
Coriander leaves-1/2 cup chopped
Mint leaves-1/4cup chopped
Ghee-
Roasted Cashewnuts-handfull
Raisins /unakka munthiri-handfull
Yellow colour-one drop (opt)
Lemon Juice-1tbsp
Oil-for frying
Water-
Cinnamon-1 stick
Cardamom-3
Cloves-3
Pepper-5
For marination
Red chilli powder-2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Salt-
Vinegar-1tbsp
Method
1..Clean and wash fish pieces thoroughly using salt and vinegar ..
2.Here i used 6 slice of fish which again cut into half ..so total 12 pieces ..
3.Marinate with chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt ,vinegar and water and keep in the fridge for minimum 20 minutes …
4.Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes .. Meanwhile Boil water along with salt,cloves,cardamom ,pepper and cinnamon
5.Salt should be bit high when tasted .. Not too much ok 😉
6.When water starts boiling add rice and stir well..otherwise rice may stick in the bottom..
Here i used 7 lil cooker and the amount of water is just a bit lower than 3/4 th level..When u add rice it will come up..When rice starts to boil and cook there is a chance of spilling ..
7.Check rice occasionally … When the rice is 3/4 th cooked ,add 1 tsp of ghee and 1 tbsp of lemon juice and Mix well ..(to avoid sticking together )
8.Strain the rice and allow to cool .. Make a well in the centre of the rice .. When the water is completely gone then transfer to a wide vessel otherwise coz of the heat in the bottom of the strainer ,rice may over cooked .. keep aside…
9.Now heat a nonstick pan and add oil or dalda
10.. Add thinly sliced onion with a pinch of salt and fry till golden colour (many ended up with burned onion ,so be careful.when u see golden colour coming ,take them out soon ..It will become crisp when cools down )
11.In the same oil or dada (if u want ,u can change the oil and add ghee ) fry raisins and cashew nuts separately .. Keep aside
12. Finely chop Coriander leaves and Mint leaves separately ..
13.Heat a non stick pan and add oil and shallow fry the fish pieces .. Remove from the oil when the fish is soft ..(no need to fry till as we usually do ,it will sometimes reduce the softness ) transfer to a kitchen tissue and keep aside .
14.Now have to make masala ..for that heat oil in a pan ,add sliced onion along with salt .. Saute well ..
15.When it becomes translucent then add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste .. Mix well and sauté till the onion become golden colour (in medium flame )
16.At this stage add red chilli powder ,turmeric powder and garam masala .. Mix and sauté till the raw smell goes ..
17.Add finely chopped tomato to this and cook well..
18 ..Add small amount of corinder leaves ,mint leaves ,cashew nuts,raisins and fried onion into this masala .. Mix well ..
19.At this stage add Curd and mix well … and allow to boil … Check the taste .. Adjust the salt ..
20.. Add 1 cup of hot water and allow to boil ,now add fried fish pieces .. Let it cook in the gravy for 5 to 6 minutes in medium flame … By then the gravy will be reduced to thick consistency .. Remove from the fire..
Now have to dum biriyani,for that take a non stick pan grease with ghee ..
21.Place rice in the first layer ,second layer with fish and gravy again rice.. Then sprinkle some leaves ,cashew-raisins and yellow colour(add one drop of yellow colour in 1/4 glass of water) and 1 tsp of ghee
Again place fish and gravy and so on till u finish the entire and rice and fish .. The top layer should be rice .. Sprinkle roasted onions ,mint-coriander leaves ,cashew nuts -raisins,yellow colour and ghee …
Press the top with a spoon to level it …
Now close the pan ,Heat a dosa tawa and place this biriyani pan on that ..(low heat )
And cook for 15 minutes or till the steam comes ..if u put directly to the stove the rice in the bottom will burn …
So the delicious Fish biriyani is ready to serve … Serve carefully with out breaking pieces ..
U can serve with pickles, salads ,chutney etc….
Will add mint chutney and beetroot chutney recipe soon …
So hope u all will try this tasty biriyani and will share ur experience .. If u don’t mind plz send the pics of dishes u prepare using curry world recipes ,so that i can add in my Facebook page ….
WOW Veena..looks yummy.I am planning to make once Navarathri gets over:-)
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Such a lovely dish. Wanna try this, I am very glad to peer your article, thanks for sharing this article Veena. Eager to make it.
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Hi Athu…
thanks dear … undakki nokkiyittu parayoo ketoo 🙂
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Hi Sumit… Thanks for the lovely words.. plz try to make it 🙂
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thank u sooo much chechi…
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Reblogged this on King of Taste.
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veena chechi…. kallaki.. i made this today and it came out so well… thanks a lot….
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hi veena, I tried this recipe and it was really good….thank you
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great to know that Jyothi 🙂
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I made your pottukadala chutney and it was delicious. Thanks. As for such complicated recipes, I think it would be better if you broke it up into parts. Marinate the fish, make the fish masala, cook the fish, cook the rice, assemble for the final step etc. Just a suggestion from a computer programmer 🙂
Thank you.
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Hi Veena..Thanks for sharing..will try. This much is enough for 8 people? I am doubtful about the quantity.
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Nice
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Hi Veena chechi.
Can you please suggest good side dishes for fish biriyani??l M planning to make this biriyani for my vavas birthday. So please do suggest me some recipe
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Chechi oru doubt dosha kallil dum cheythal dosha kall kedakkuvo… Ivde aake oru dosha kall matre illu… Ath koode ked aayal veettukar kollum🙆😂Plz reply chechi😘
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