Fish Biryani - Seabream
- Ready In:
- 1hr 37mins
- Ingredients:
- 25
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 sea bream
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
- 1 green chili pepper, remove seeds
- 1 teaspoon biryan masala
- 1⁄3 cup browned onion
- 2 cups rice, cleaned and washed
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 4 cloves
- 4 peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon, broken
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups water
- 4 saffron strands
- 1 cup milk, warm
directions
- FIRST: prepare rice: heat oil and then toss in the cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon and salt for 2 mins then rice.
- As soon as rice starts to crackle add the water.
- Bring rice to a boil for 1 min then lower to a simmer for about 20 mins with the lid on (lid should have a steam vent). Make sure the rice doesn't dry out until the rice is tender. If the rice is a little moist still, remove the lid and lower the heat furth and allow moisture to evaporate.
- SECOND: Rub, scaled and cleaned whole sea bream fish with the first 6 spices.
- Heat oil and heat the excess rub until aroma wafts
- Saute onions, garlic and ginger.
- Fry the fish on each side, over a high heat, until lightly browned.
- Remove fish and place in the oven, covered with foil On a low heat for 45 minutes.
- Add and heat yogurt until the sauce begins to separate.
- Add the chilie and biryani masala powder.
- Let sauce simmer until it thickens slightly.
- Meanwhile, fry onions and cashew nuts until toasted, keep aside.
- THIRD: In a large oven dish, layer rice, sauce and then rice again.
- Heat the milk, then remove from heat and add saffron strands. Stirr a little, until milk colours.
- Trickle saffron milk over the the biryani.
- Place fish on top, cover with foil and place in preheated oven on a low heat for about 15 mins.; then bonne appetite.
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