Fish Biryani is one of the quickest recipes of biryani and it will become your favorite immediately. In this recipe, fish is marinated with some spices and then it is shallow fried
and added to the rice, then cooked on medium flame.
Course: Lunch or Dinner Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cuisine: Indian Cooking Time: around 50 minutes
Ingredients for Rice
Rice (basmati) 1.5 cup
Salt half tbsp
Oil 2 tbsp Bay leaves 1 to 2
Cloves 4 to 5
Green cardamom 3 to 4
Peppercorn 5 to 6
Cumin seeds half tbsp
Cinnamon stick 1 to 2 sticks
Saffron or color mix in one cup of water
Onions 2 (fried)
Water around 3 cups
Fish Masala
Fried onions 1 large
Green chilies 3 to 4
Lemon juice 1
Coriander leave 6 to 7
Yogurt or curd 1 cup
Biryani masala 1 tbsp
Dill leaves 5 to 6
For Fish marination
Fish fillets (boneless) 5 to 6 pieces
Red chili powder 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Garam Masala 1 tsp
Oil 1-1/2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Cooking instructions for fish
Take fish fillets and clean it
Marinate the fish with dry ingredients
Add ginger-garlic paste and some oil onto fish
Rub it well on the fish
Now take the pan and fry the fish.
Fry the fish in a shallow pan till it turns golden brown and when cooked take it out on a plate.
Now u can take the same pan and some oil to make masala
Add yogurt, mint, coriander and dill leaves into the oil.
Add biryani masala, green chilis, fried onions, and lemon juice into it.
Finally pour half of this masala on the fish and keep it aside
Cooking Instructions for Rice
In a large pan take water to boil rice.
Add oil and all the condiments into water.
Add rice and boil the rice .
When rice cooked 80% then rinse it
Now add the layer of rice in the masala which was half left earlier.
pour the saffron color and fried onions on the rice by making layers.
Now spread this fish on the rice evenly .
Let it simmer for 10 minutes while covering it
Serve it hot.
Notes
Handle the fish gently as it would be very soft.
Use basmati rice for better results.
Soak the rice half an hour before.
Marinate the fish at least half an hour before frying.
I used basa fillet.
Thank you!
Please also try my take on Chicken Biryani.
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