Fish Biryani

For Rice:

• 2 tbsp Ghee
  
• 4 Cardamom(Elakka)
  
• 4 sticks - cinnamon(Karugapatta)
  
• 4 Cloves(Grambu)
• 1 tsp Pepper powder
  
• ½ cup Onion(sliced)
• 1½ cups Basmati rice
• 3 cups Boiled water
  
• 2 tsp Salt
  

For fish masala:

• ½ kg King fish (neimeen in Nagercoil, Vangiram in Tamil)
• 1 tbsp Chilly powder
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• Oil as reqd
  
• 2 Onion(sliced)
• 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic-green chillies paste
• 1 Tomato(chopped)
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• 1 tsp Biriyani masala powder
  
• 1 tbsp Curd
  
• 1 cup Coriander leaves(chopped)
• 2tbsp Mint leaves(chopped)
• 2 tbsp Ghee

For garnishing:

• Cashew nuts(roasted)
• Raisins(roasted)

For preparing rice:

1) Heat ghee in a pan.

2) Add cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and pepper. Stir them.

3) Add onions and fry for 5 min.

4) Add rice and stir for 5 min.

5) Pour boiled water along with salt and cook till it's done.

For making fish masala:

1) Marinate fish pieces with chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt
for 1 hour.

2) Fry the marinated fish pieces in oil.

3) Heat the same oil used to fry the fish in a pan.

4) Add sliced onions and fry on a low flame, till it becomes slightly brown.

5) On medium flame, add ginger-garlic-green chilly paste and tomato.

6) Stir it for 6 min.

7) Add garam masala powder, biriyani masala powder, curd, coriander leaves and salt and stir it for 5 min.

8) Add fried fish pieces and reduce the flame.

9) Cook till it starts to boil.

For making fish biryani:

1) Take a deep bottom vessel and layer fish masala rice.

2) Pour 2 tbsp of ghee and tightly cover with a lid.

3) Keep it on a very low flame for 10 min.

4) Garnish with roasted nuts and raisins.

Handy Hint:

Pour 2tsp of pineapple essence or some small pieces of pineapple before putting the lid on.it will give a very nice smell
:-You can use prawns or chicken instead of fish