22 Jan 2007

Kerala fish/Meen biryani



Ingredients

King Fish - 1/2 kg
Onion(medium) - 6 nos(finely chopped)
Tomato(medium) - 4 nos(finely chopped)
Garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Ginger paste - 2 tbsp
Green chilly paste - 1 tbsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp
Yoghurt/Curd - 4 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 1 cup
Mint leaves(Pudhina) - 1/4 cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup Lime juice - 4 tsp
For marinade:-Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 2 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
Fennel seeds(Perinjeerakam) powder - 1/2 tsp
For rice:-Basmati rice - 2 1/2 cups
Turmeric powder - A pinch
Cardamom(Elakka) - 2 nos
Cloves(Grambu) - 3 nos
Cinnamon(Karugapatta) - 2 nos
Ghee - 1 spoon.



Method

1)Marinate fish fillets with turmeric powder, red chilly powder, ginger-garlic paste and fennel seeds powder for 1 hr in a refrigerator.
2)Fry the marinatd fish fillets in ghee.
3)Remove them to a plate and heat up the same pan.
4)Add onion and fry, till it turns golden brown.
5)Add ginger-garlic-chilly paste and fry for 2 mins.
6)Add tomato, garam masala, salt, coriander leaves and mint leaves and cook for a few mins.
7)Add yoghurt.
8)Put the fried fish fillets in this masala.

For rice
9)Boil water in a vessel.
10)Add enough salt, turmeric powder, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and ghee.
11)Cook rice until it is done and drain. :- Make sure the rice doesn`t get sticky.
12)Heat a little ghee in a pan.
13)Put a little of cooked rice and spread 1 tsp of lime juice over it.
14)Put one layer of the fish masala above that and repeat the process till the rice and masala are over. :- Take care not to break the fish fillets.
15)Close the lid tightly and heat on a low flame for about 10 mins.
16)Mix before serving. :- Serve with yoghurt and chutney or pickle.

20 Readers Say...:

Shella said...

I have never had meen biriyani, but yours looks awesome. I wish there was a way of sharing food through the net too. Alle?

Rajesh Shenoy said...

Brilliant...and it worked. Thanks for the recipie :)

Seena said...

Thanks Shenoy,
Visited your blog, hope to visit again to read..

Roma said...

Its an awesome dish.Thanks for the recipe

Seena said...

Thanks Roma, keep visiting here and try out more.. :)

shaba said...

Thanks 4 this wonderful recipe..it really worked ..

Seena said...

Thanks Shaba!
Glad to know you loved it.. Keep visiting here.. :)

Reshma said...

i am going to try it now just as a surprise!!! for my hubbyyy.......thanks for this one...
regards
reshma

Seena said...

All the best, Reshma, this one will not cheat you.. :)

Anonymous said...

for 2mrrw's bakrid celebration i am planing to make this biriyani. it looks so simple thank you so much

safeera

Smitha Sajinth said...

Your recipe is simple and easy to understand.I
sure am gonna try this. My 2 yr old daughter loves biriyani and i'm trying to become a better cook...

Keep ur good work goin....

Seena said...

All the best Smitha! thanks for the nice comment.. :)

Smitha Sajinth said...

Hi Seena,
I tried out your recipe for fish biriyani and it became a big hit with my sister and the rest of my family..........Thanx a lot ,I feel really confident now..

Seena said...

Smitha, thanks for letting me know.. Hope you can try out much more from here, wishing you all the best.. :)

Sherin said...

love it myself and my family..thanks seena...lv lincy

Seena said...

Thanks Lincy.. :)

Nidhi said...

Hi Seena, I was confused on what to make for lunch and suddenly I came across your site and saw Fish biriyani. Since King fish was already there in my fridge,I planned to make it and it was simply amazing! Thanx a lot for sharing this and carry on this good work. Your site is in my fav list too :P

priya said...

Hey Seena,
Thanks for sharing this recipe .
Im going to try this for dinner today..... will let you know the result..
Off to get rice and fish

Regards,
Priya

Seena said...

Thanks Nidhi,
I was very busy thats why couldn't reply to you.. keep visiting to enjoy more dishes.. :)

Path said...

We tried this and it really turned out very good, thanks for the simple but nice recepie. As we family enjoy the same, we bless you. May God bless you. Thanks.

Sangeetha Suraj

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Seena