Praba's yummy experiments: Fish Dum Biryani

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Fish Dum Biryani

Fish Biryani is in my to-do list for long time..But was resisting to try, since we shouldn't use yogurt/ cheese with seafood....So I made it with coconut milk here..It is the reverse type of layering the usual dum biryanis..Fish will be on the top and rice on bottom..Use widest pan available in home, as we will layer in the pan itself..It has a very nice fish flavor in the rice too..Adjust spices according to your taste...The below recipe will provide a mild spicy biryani..Do try for a change and enjoy..

Ingredients

Ingredient	Measurement
Fish(Tilapia)	1 lb
Raw Papaya paste	1.5 tsp
Onion	1 medium
Cilantro chopped	1/2 cup
Mint chopped	1/2 cup
Tomato	1 small
Coconut milk	1/2 cup
Cinnamon	1tsp
cloves	4
Cardamom	2
Bay leaves	4
Ginger	1 small piece
Garlic	2 pod
Fennel seeds	1 tsp
Pepper	1 tsp
Turmeric powder	1 tsp
Red Chilli powder	4 tsp
Fried onion	1/2 cup
Basmati rice	1.5 cup
Oil	2 tblsp
Saffron	2 pinch

Method

Take pepper, fennel seeds, ginger, garlic.curry leaves, turmeric powder, red chilli powder in a mixer jar..

Add little lemon juice, salt and coconut oil and make a fine paste...Marinate fish in this paste for at least half an hour..

Take a wide pan and shallow fry the fish in oil...Keep aside..

Add/remove oil as needed from the pan ...Add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bay leaf..Add sliced onion and fry till transparent..Add mint and cilantro and fry..

Add chopped tomato, red chilli powder, salt and fry till raw smell goes off...Add coconut milk...

Cook till masala thickens...Remove half of the masala and keep aside..Soak Basmati rice in water for 1/2 an hour and half cook it with little salt and oil...Add a layer of rice..Add fried onion, chopped cilantro and mint...

Add the reserved half of the masala prepared, another layer of rice..Top with mint, cilantro and the finally the fried fish on top...Make two or three layers...