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Fish Biriyani Malabar Style

Fish Biriyani Malabar Style

Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • For fish marination
  • 6 pc Fish
  • 2 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying
  • FOR RICE.
  • 1 kg Biriyani rice
  • 4 tbsp Oil
  • Ghee : 1 tsp
  • 1 chopped Carrot
  • 1 finely Onion
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 2 Clove
  • Cinnamon stick small
  • For the biriyani masala
  • 4 Onion
  • 3 Tomato
  • 5 Green chilly
  • 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 3 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Pepper powder
  • Coriander leaves few
  • Curry leaves few
  • Salt as required
  • For garnishing and layering
  • Chopped coriander leaves
  • Fried onion
  • Fried cashew nuts and raisins
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 2 tsp Ghee

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the fish pieces in a mixture of ingredients noted for marination. Deep fry fish pieces in oil.
  • Heat oil in a pan, fry onion, cashew nuts, raisins separately until golden brown in color.
  • Add choped coriander leaves, garam masala and mix well. Keep this aside.
  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add all the ingredients under the heading 'for rice'.
  • Pressure cook it for 1 whistle.
  • Take another vessel, add 1/4 portion of cooked rice into it, spread some fried onion mixture. again layer the rice and repeat the same procedure.
  • Finally add some coriander leaves and some melted ghee evenly. Close the lid tightly and cook it for 10 minutes in low flame. Biriyani rice is ready now.
  • Heat oil in a vessel and fry onion with salt until it is golden brown in colour.
  • Add chopped tomato.
  • Add garam masala, turmeric powder, curry leaves, coriander leaves, ginger garlic and green chilly paste. Saute for another 5 minutes.
  • Add fried fish pieces.
  • Cook again for 2 minutes and remove from the flame.
  • Delicious Fish Biriyani ready. Serve with pickle and curd.

Notes

You can visit this link North Indian Style Fish Biriyani. You can also visit this link Thalaserry Fish Dhum Biriyani.
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