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neymeen biriyani

Kerala Neymeen Biriyani | Fish Biriyani

Kerala Neymeen Biryani is a masterpiece that marries the delicate flavors of fish with the robust notes of biryani spices.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For Rice:

  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • 4 nos Cardamom Elakka
  • 4 sticks Cinnamon Karugapatta
  • 4 nos Cloves Grambu
  • 4 nos Black peppercorns
  • 1/2 cup Onion sliced
  • Few Cooked Green Peas Optional
  • 3 cups Basmati rice
  • 6 cups Boiled water
  • 2 tsp Salt

For Marinating Fish:

  • 1 tbsp Chilly Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • Required Salt

For garnishing:

  • Cashew nuts(roasted)
  • Raisins(Onakka munthiri)(roasted)

For fish masala:

  • 1/2 kilo King fish or seer fish
  • 1 tbsp Chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Salt Adjust it
  • 1 cup Oil
  • 3 nos Onion Sliced
  • 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic-green chillies paste
  • 1 nos Tomato Chopped
  • 1 tsp Garam masala powder
  • 1 tbsp Curd
  • 1/4 cup Thick coconut milk
  • 1 cup Coriander leaves Chopped
  • 2 tbsp Mint leaves Chopped
  • 2 tbp Ghee

Instructions
 

For preparing rice :

  • Heat ghee in a pan. Add cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and black peppercorns. Stir them.
  • Add onions and fry for 5 min.
  • Add rice and stir for 5 min.
  • Pour boiled water along with salt and cook till it done. Add few cooked green peas, mix and keep aside.

For Preparing Fish Masala:

  • Marinate the drained fish slices in a mixture of the ingredients under marination. Keep fish pieces aside for 30 minutes. Fry the marinated fish pieces to a light golden colour.
  • Heat the same oil used to fry the fish in a pan.
  • Add sliced onions and fry on a low flame, till it becomes slightly brown.
  • On medium flame, add ginger-garlic-green chilly paste and tomato.
  • Stir it for 6 min.
  • Add garam masala powder, curd, coconut milk, coriander leaves and salt and stir it for 5 min.
  • Add fried fish pieces and reduce the flame.
  • Cook till it starts to boil. Remove from flame and keep aside.

For Preparing Fish Biriyani:

  • Take a deep bottomed vessel and layer rice and fish masala alternately.
  • Pour 2 tbsp of ghee and tightly cover with a lid.
  • Keep it on a very low flame for 10 min.
  • Garnish with roasted nuts and raisins.
  • :- We can use fish with not much bones like tuna, salmon, akoli.........etc, but it will be tastier when we use king fish.:- Pour 2 tsp of pineapple essence or some small pieces of pineapple before putting the lid on. It will give a very nice smell:- YES! you can use prawns or chicken instead of fish. You can also use canned coconut milk or coconut powder.
  • THANKU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS.......

Notes

You can explore this dish Kerala Fish Curry Grandma’s Special You can also try Pacha Meen Polichathu
Keyword Fish Biriyani, Kerala Neymeen Biriyani
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