Fish Biriyani - Steamed Version(Malabar Style)

Fish Biriyani, fish is one of healthy meat that has so many benefits. Here is an absolutely delicious and healthy recipe for you all to try.

Ingredients

Fish  1 kg sliced ( Clean and drain water)

For marinating fish

• Green chilli 3 nos
• Black pepper cones 2 tsp
• Ginger chopped 2 tsp
• Garlic chopped 2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp
• Lemon juice 2 tsp
• Coriander Leaves 1/4 tsp chopped
• Puthina Leaves 1/4 tsp chopped
• Salt
• Grind all together and make a paste.

For Masala

• Onion 6 thinly sliced
• Tomato 3 sliced
• Fenugreek Seeds 1/4 tsp
• Green chilli 8 to 10 nos ( depends on your spice levels)
• Garlic Paste 1 tbsp
• Ginger paste 1 tbsp
• Chilli powder 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp
• Garam Masala 1/2 tsp
• Star anees 1
• Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp 
• Salt to taste 
• Coriander leaves 1/4 cup chopped
• Puthina leaves 1/4 cup chopped
• Oil 

For Rice

• Biriyani Rice / Basmathi Rice 1 kg
• Ghee 3 tbsp
• Oil 1 1/2 tbsp
• Cashews and Raisins 3 tbsp
• Lemon juice 3 tbsp
• Cardamom 1 tsp crushed
• Cloves 5 crushed
• Cinnamon stick 1 1/2 inch crushed
• Water 1 .1 ltr

Soak pinch of saffron in 3 tbsp of milk for half an hour.

Method

For steaming fish

Clean and marinate fish pieces with grounded paste. Keep for 10 minutes then steam the fish pieces in a steamer for 10 to 15 minutes, then keep it aside.

For Masala

In a pot add oil and heat at medium high flame. Put fenu greek seeds and star anise and saute for 1 minute. Then add thinly sliced onion in hot oil till it turn translucent. Add sliced green chilli, garlic, ginger paste saute well till its raw taste goes. 

Add sliced tomatoes and stir well to mash all tomatoes. 

Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, pepper powder and saute well. 

Add coriander leaves and puthina leaves and mix well. 

Place steamed fish on top of it, close the lid and keep in low flame for 5 minutes. Then turn off heat.

For cooking rice

Wash rice and drain for 10 minutes. In a pot melt ghee and add oil, fry cashew nuts and raisins drain ghee keep it aside. 

In same oil fry onion till it becomes crispy and dark golden brown. Drain and place along with fried cashews and raisins. 

Add crushed cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaves.

Add rice and salt fry for 5 to 8 minutes till rice is crispy then add boiled water, lemon juice and cover lid cook rice in medium flame. Stir slowly by folding to ensure the mixing.

For Dhum

In a big pot apply ghee and put some portions of the cooked rice, the fish pieces with masala. Now add fried onion, cashews and raisins. Sprinkle saffron soaked milk. Repeat the procedure till all rice and fish masala finishes. 

Cover the pot with aluminium foil and close the lid and keep this in low flame for 15 - 20 minutes. 

At the time of serving separate rice and fish masala. 

You can either  serve this separately or mix together and serve with curd, pappad and pickle. 

Enjoy healthy Biriyani.

Note: I have used King fish you can use Pamphret fish or any other flushy fish. Here i posted steamed fish biriyani, soon will post fried fish biriyani recipe too.