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Quick Fish Biriyani (Meen Biryani)

Simple Home made biriyani recipe
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 5 people

Ingredients
  

  • Fish : 1 k gm
  • Rice : 2 cup
  • Onion : 4 nos
  • Shallot : 5 nos
  • Garlic : 8 nos
  • Ginger : 2 inch piece
  • Tomato : 1 no
  • Chilly powder : 2 tsp
  • Garam masala : 3 tsp
  • Coriander powder : 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
  • Cardamom : 2 nos
  • Clove : 4 nos
  • Pepper : 6 nos
  • Cinnamon : 2 nos
  • Salt : to taste
  • Curd : 2 tsp
  • Ghee : as needed
  • Water : as needed

Instructions
 

  • Heat a pan add ghee in it and when it gets hot and melt add clove,cardamom, cinnamon and pepper to it and stir well.
  • Then add ½ sliced onion, ½ tomato to it and stir well.
  • Then add 1 tsp of garam masala and salt to it.
  • Saute it well and then add 3 ½ cup of water to it .
  • When the water gets boiled add 2 cup of rice to it .
  • Then close the pan and wait for 10 minutes for the rice to get cooked.
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  • Then keep the rice aside.
  • Mix fish with little salt and curd keep it for 15 minutes.
  • Then heat a pan add oil in it and add tomato ginger garlic when it gets hot.
  • Sauté it well until it gets brown.
  • Then add tomato to it.
  • Stir for 5 minutes.
  • Then add 2 tsp of garam masala, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt to it .
  • Stir well for 5 minutes.
  • Then add the fish to it and stir well.
  • Add little water for the fish to get cooked .
  • Close it and wait for 10 minutes.
  • When the fish masala gets ready. Heat another pan and add ghee to it then pour little of fish masala to it (it should be in a reduced flame).
  • Then add little of rice to it .
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  • Repeat the process and mix rice and fish masala.
  • Decorate with fried nuts and onion.
  • Serve hot with salad and pickle.
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