Iftar Recipes
Fish Biryani Recipe
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 45 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 kg fish fillets cut into 1.5 " cubes
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 1 cup onions grated
- 1 tablespoon Ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon chilli powder
- 1 tablespoon Turmeric powder
- 1.5 tablespoon Salt
- 1 cup hung yogurt
- 1 cup coriander leaves chopped
- green chillies to taste-finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon biryani masala
- 1/3 cup Browned onions
For the Rice
- 2 cup Rice cleaned and washed
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 4 Cloves
- 4 peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon broken
- 4 green cardamoms
- 1 tablespoon Salt
- 3 cups hot water
- 1 cup Warm Milk Saffron or color mixed
Ingredients
For the Rice
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Instructions
- Heat oil and add cumin seeds.
- When they splutter, add onions and ginger-garlic pastes.
- Stir fry till fat separates.
- Add the garam masala, coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and yogurt and saute till fat separates.
- Mix in the fish and cook over high heat till opaque.
- Mix in the browned onions, coriander, green chillies and biryani masala.
- To make the rice, heat oil and add cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon and cardamoms.
- When they darken a bit, add rice, water and salt.
- Mix well and cook till rice is tender but still holds its shape.
- To serve, put the fish layer at the bottom of the dish, cover with the rice and sprinkle the saffron-milk mixture.
- Keep in an oven or over low heat, over a tawa for about 15 minutes.
- Mix to break up the layers and serve.