Fish Dum Biriyani

Marination - 1hr

Prep & Cooking - 1hr

Serves - 4 People

For Marinade

Note : I used Frozen Tilapia Fillets from Costco. King Fish/Pomfret is another amazing option for this Biriyani.

Fish Fillet (Tilapia) - 4

Hung Curd - 1 Cup

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tbsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tsp

Red Chili Powder - 2 Tbsp

Coriander Powder - 1/2 Cup

Elahchi Powder - 1 Tsp

Mint/Coriander leaves - 1/2 Cup

Curry Leaves - 1/4 Cup

Green Chilli - 3

Fried Onions - 1/2 Cup

Garam Masala - 1Tbsp

Lemon Juice - 1/2 Cup

Salt to taste

Basmati Rice - 3 Cups

Cloves - 2

Cardamom Pods - 2

Bayleaf - 2

Star Anise - 2

Mace

Salt to taste

Oil

For Cooking Rice

Basmati Rice - 3 Cups

Cloves - 2

Cardamom Pods - 2

Bayleaf - 2

Star Anise - 2

Mace

Salt to taste

Oil

For Biriyani

Ghee/Oil - 2 Tbsp

Cloves - 4

Cardamom Pods - 4

Bayleaf - 3

Piece of Cinnamon

Onions - 2 large thin sliced

Tomatoes - 2 large thin sliced

Green Chilli - 4 Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tbsp

Red Chili Powder - 2 Tbsp

Coriander Powder - 1/2 Cup

Biriyani Masala - 1 Tbsp

Elahchi Powder - 1 Tsp

Fried Onions - 1 Cup Mint/Coriander leaves - 1 Cup Salt to taste

Fish Marination

1. Marinate the fish pieces with the above listed ingredients.
2. Marinate this overnight or at least for 1hr.                       

Rice

1. Soak Basmati rice for 30 min and drain the water and keep aside. This will remove some of the starch and will make the rice fluffy.
2. Water has to be a little salty so that you don't have to add salt later in the rice.
3. Now in a vessel add the rice and water with the above listed spices, oil, salt and boil till the rice is 70% cooked.               

Method

1. Heat Ghee/oil in a deep non stick pan and add the whole spices, onion, green chili, curry leaves.
2. Saute the onions, fried onions until golden brown and add ginger garlic paste, tomatoes and saute for another 5 minutes.
3. To this add chili powder, coriander powder, biriyani masala, mint leaves, coriander leaves and saute for few minutes.
4. Now add the marinated fish pieces and fry for 5 min. Make sure you don't break the pieces.
5. Now add a layer of fried onions, mint and coriander leaves, elahchi powder and garam masala.
6. On top of this add the cooked rice and spread it evenly.
7. Top it off again with some fried onions, mint/coriander leaves and sprinkle some garam masala and elahchi powder.
8. Cover it tight with a lid and cook for about 20 min on low flame.
9. Once the Biriyani is done take a large plate and place it over the pan and carefully reverse the pan and transfer the biriyani on to it so the fish pieces do not break.
10. Fish Dum Biriyani is ready to be served.

                                      Enjoy it with a glass of Coke and Chips 🍷