Fish Biriyani

Ingredients

Basmati rice 500 gms

Bay leaves a few

Big onion 4

Cardamom 4 nos

Cinnamon 1 inch piece

Cloves 4 nos

Coriander leaves a few

Garlic 25 gms

Ghee 2 tbsp

Ginger 25 gms

Grated coconut 2 cups

Green chili 10

Red chili powder 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Sear fish 500 gms

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Vegetable oil for shallow fry

Yogurt 1 cup

Method

1. Clean and cut the fish into small pieces
2. Marinate the fish with salt, turmeric powder and red chili powder, for one hour.
3. Shallow fry the fish in vegetable oil and set aside.
4. Grind grated coconut into a thick paste.
5. Cut big onion into thin slices, crush ginger, garlic and green chilies and stir fry for 4 minutes with coriander leaves.
6. Add coconut paste and yogurt and stir fry for another 3 minutes.
7. Add fried fish and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Heat another thick bottomed vessel and fry the rice in ghee.
9. Add double the volume of water than the rice with adequate salt and cook till half done.
10. Spread a layer of rice in a greased vessel. Spread a layer of fish masala above this layer. Repeat the process layer by layer.
11. Cover the vessel with a lid and bake in a pre-heated oven at 325 º Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.