Fish Biriyani.....!!!

One more addition to the list of biriyani :)... I am not a big fan of fish biriyani but at times it feels good to have them.... I guess this is one of the easiest biriyani since fish takes less time for cooking. So if you adjust the time of cooking rice side by side i think in a maximum of n hour you biriyani will be ready....

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins (+20mins dum)
Serves : 3

Ingredients:

King Fish	½ kg
Rice (Khaima)	2 cups
Onions	4-5
Ginger	1 medium pc
Garlic	10 cloves
Green chilly	8
Tomato	2 medium
Turmeric powder	1 tsp
Coriander powder	2 tsp
Red chilly powder	1 tsp
Fish masala	1 tsp
Cardamom	6
Cloves	6
Cinnamon stick	2
Bayleaf	2
Nutmeg	1
Lemon	1
Water	3 ½ cup
Coriander leaves
Mint leaves
Raisins
Cashews
Ghee
Oil
Salt

Method:

1. Marinate fish with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilly powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 2 tsp lemon juice and salt for about 15 mins.
2. Mean while wash and drain rice and keep aside.
3. In a bottom thick vessel, heat 2 tbsp of ghee and add 3 cardamom,3cloves,1 cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf and saute.
4. Now add the rice and salt to it and fry well until the whole water has been absorbed.
5. Now add 3 1/2 cups of boiling water to it and close and cook until the rice is almost done. Off the flame and keep aside.
6. Now heat oil in a pan and fry little onions until crisp and golden brown.
7. In the same oil fry the cashews and raisins and keep aside.
8. Now fry the fish in the same oil until almost done.
9. Now drain the excess oil from this and add rest of cardamom,cloves,cinnamon,bay leaf and saute.
10. Add the whole onions into this with salt and saute until completely soft and translucent.
11. Now add the crushed ginger,garlic,green chilly paste into this and saute again.
12. Once this is done add turmeric powder,coriander powder,red chilly powder and fish masala into this and saute until the raw smell goes off.
13. Now add sliced tomatoes into this and saute until soft.
14. Once this is done slowly add the fried fish and slowly mix them up. Be very careful not to break the fish.
15. Add chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves into this and close and cook for 5 mins
16. Now in a bottom thick vessel add 1 tbsp ghee and add little rice.
17. Above the rice add little of masala, some chopped mint and coriander leaves, come fried onions,cashews and raisins and continue to do the same for 3 layers of rice and 2 layers on masala between it. Above the upper layer of rice spread some mint and coriander leaves, fried onions,cashews and raisins.
18. Keep this closed tightly on a low heat for about 20 mins. Enjoy your fish biriyani with mint chutney,curd and pappad :) :) :)