Friday, April 14, 2017

Suhaani Fish Biriyaani.....



Adab Dosto...ummid hai ke mosam-e-germa ki amad ne hawason per bijli zarur girai hogi...magar inhi bijliyon say koi pehle ek adh badal baras bhi sakta hai...per ghum na karein..ye tou mosam ka mizaj hai..per aapka mizaj tou zaayeqaana hai..hai na ? serdi ho ya germi, andhi ho ya tufaan, sab ke gharon may bante hi rahenge pakwaan...phir dair kis baat ki...is weekend ko apne haath se phisalne na dein...bas ji machli ki tarha waqt bhi ud ud kar farar hona hi chahta hai..zara apni giraft mazbut rakhein...aur miss machli se request kar hi lein...ke aaj hum tumhaari shaan badhaayenge...tumhein tawwa fry nahi biriyani may sajaayenge...ye fish biriyani lajawab hoti hai...khaane waala khilaane waala dono hi khush hojaayenge..tou phir bismillah karein ....


Ingredients
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1 kg king fish palmfret fish
1/2 kg onions
10 green chillies
 ginger
 garlic
 Juice of 2 lemons
1 cup coriander leaves
Mint leaves ¼ cup for garnishing
1 cup yoghurt
Salt to taste
1 kg rice ( basmati )
3 Tbsp ghee
1 cup cooking oil
½ kg tomatoes
1 tsp turmeric powder
water (in proportion to the number of cups of rice)
6 pods cardamom
4 cinnamon sticks
½ garam masala

Direction
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Take half portion onions and cut them into thin slices. Heat oil and 1/2 cup ghee in a pan, and fry the onion till golden brown. Apply turmeric powder with enough salt and little water on the fish.  Heat oil in a frying pan. Lightly fry the fish till half done and keep aside.  In a heavy-bottomed vessel, heat oil. Grind the remaining onion in a blender with 1/2 cup water. Add this onion mixture to the hot oil.  Meanwhile crush ginger, garlic and chillies. Add this paste to the onion mixture. Stir well for 3-4 minutes.  Add tomatoes, yoghurt and salt. Cook for some time till the water evaporates. Add the fried fish pieces, coriander leaves and the juice from the lemons. Keep aside.  For the Rice:  Heat ghee in a non-stick vessel.  Add 1/2 chopped onion, cardamoms and cinnamo,let  the onions fry for 5 min ,add the washed rice (drain without any water).  Add boiled water (1:2 ratio) and salt and cook on high flame till the water is absorbed by the rice.  Keep the rice covered for 10 minutes. Sprinkle garam masala powder over the rice.  Now take a heavy bottomed vessel and add the cooked rice in one layer at the bottom. Add a few spoons of the fish masala. Toss some fried onion, and a little garam masala powder and cover with a rice layer.  Layer it up, finishing with the garnishes on top.  Put the biryani on dum with light heat for the flavours to develop. Serve hot.