Fish Biryani

Serves 6

Preparation 0:20 mins

Cooking 0:45 mins

Fish (Machli) biryani recipe is a real joyance for fish lovers. Use fish in place of chicken in biryani and taste the fantastic delish. See how to make a tasteful fish biryani with a simple recipe by KFoods.

Ingredients

Fish 1 kg
Boiled rice ½ kg
Onion 250 gm
Tomatoes 375 gm
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves ½ bunch
Mint leaves ½ bunch
Green chilies 6
Dried Plum 50 gm
Star anise 4
Green cardamoms 4
Black cardamoms 2
Cloves 4
Nutmeg & mace ½ tsp
Yellow color ¼ tsp
Biryani essence few drops
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Black cumin seeds 1 tsp
Black pepper powder 1 tsp
Chili powder 1 tbsp
Salt 1 ½ tsp
Oil 1 cup

How to make Fish Biryani

Method

Heat 1 cup oil in pan, add 250 gm chopped onion and fry till golden brown.

Remove the brown onion and keep aside.

Add 1 kg fish cubes and fry well. Remove and keep aside.

In the remaining oil add 375 gm chopped tomatoes, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 50 gm dried plum, 4 star anise, 4 green cardamoms, 2 black cardamoms, 4 cloves, ½ tsp nutmeg mace powder, ¼ tsp yellow color, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp black cumin, 1 tsp black pepper powder, 1 tbsp chili powder and 1 ½ tsp salt.

Cover and cook for few minutes till tomatoes are tender.

Now add 6 green chilies, ½ bunch of coriander leaves and ½ bunch of mint leaves. Also add fried fish cubes.

Now make a layer of boiled rice on top. Also spread green chilies, coriander leaves, mint leaves and few drops of biryani essence on top.

Simmer for 10 minutes till done. Dish it out and serve.

Fish biryani is eaten widely in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. In general, you can use meat of any assortment of fish. However at some places, biryanis are made with particular meat such as you had heard of salmon biryani, mackerel biryani, tilapia biryani and so on.

Some biryani recipes use chunks of fish whereas some are made with whole fish fillets. Tilapia fillet is often used to make a perfect machli biryani.

Some Bengali and Indian cuisines are very popular for Fish biryanis. You would often hear about Kerala, Hyderabadi, Malabar, Bangladeshi, Dhaka and North Indian style fish biriyani.

So try this recipe and enjoy a perfect dinner tonight.

Fish is a famous food item in Pakistan. Fish is processed and cooked accordingly in order to prepare different types of dishes. Biryani is although a frequently cooked dish in Pakistani homes, however many women do not know about cooking a fish biryani. Procedure is almost similar to general biryani recipes however it has additional spices for marination and cooking which are not a part of regular biryani.

Specific ingredients used in the recipe are star anise (badiyan), dried plums (khushk aloo bukhara), mint leaves (pudina), nutmeg and mace (jaifal or javitri), black cardamom (kali elaichi), green cardamom (sabz elaichi), chili, black pepper and coriander powder. All these spices plus fish meat, all make it up a very scrumptious biryani to have in the meal.

Posted By: Veena Ansari,

Student Biryani

Student biryani recipe is yet another biryani recipe that has been passed down from the famous biryani restaurant: Student’s biryani. The taste of this chicken biryani recipe is simply so exquisite that it creates a perfect fusion of taste and armoa in the rice and meat. This biryani recipe can be served on special or festive occasions like weddings, Eid, friendly gatherings, family get-togethers, etc. Moreover, preparing this recipe takes very less time as it can feed a lot of people at once and everyone loves biryani. To make the student biryani recipe even more drool worthy, you can also customize the ingredients to your preferences but stick to the recipe. You can also add your preferred spices to your taste and enjoy the deliciousness of the traditional recipe.

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