Punjabi Fish Biryani
This is a very tasty Fish Biryani you can not forget its taste.
Ingredients:
- Fish pieces 750-1000 g
- Rice 1/2 kg
- Oil 1 cup
- Tomatoes chopped 3-4 nos.
- Onion chopped 3-4 nos.
- Ginger crushed 3 inch long piece
- Garlic crushed 1 medium pod
- Lemon juice from 3 lemons
- Yoghurt beaten 1 cup
- Green Chillies whole , slit along length 8-10
- Fresh coriander leaves 1/2 bunch chopped
- Salt to taste
- Chilli to taste
- Ajwain whole 1 teaspoon
- Haldi powder 1 teaspoon
- Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
- Black pepper whole 1 teaspoon
- Cloves whole 10 no
- Cardamom small 6-8 no
Procedure:
- In half yoghurt add spices, ginger , garlic, and lemon juice, mix well and coat this mixture on fish pieces, keep aside for marination.
- Soak rice in water for 1/2 hour, then rinse.
- Take soaked rice in a pan, add 2-3 teaspoon salt and six glass of water, boil till rice near to cook. Sieve and keep aside.
- Now in a separate pan fry onion till golden brown, take out half of the fired onion from oil keep aside.
- Add tomatoes and remaining yoghurt to the pan and fry for 5-7 minutes, then add marinated fish pieces and green chillies and cook on medium flame till fish is tender.
- Now in a large pan arrange alternate layers of rice and prepared fish curry and sprinkle fresh coriander leaves, and separated fried onion over it.
- Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Delicious Punjabi Fish Curry is ready.
- Serve with salad and raita.
