Hilsa Biryani

Name: Hilsa Biryani
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 pieces hilsa fish (approx 100 gram each); 1 cup basmati rice; 2 tbsp yogurt (beaten); 1 medium size onion (finely sliced); 3 tbsp onion paste; 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 4 pods green cardamom; 1 small cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 3-4 green chillies (slit); 4 tbsp mustard oil; 2 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp milk (lukewarm); 1/2 tsp saffron; 2 tsp garam masala; to taste Salt

Manami Sadhukhan Chowdhury @cook_12370899

Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

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Hilsa Biryani is an extremely fragrant and delicious rice recipe and my favourite too.This popular dish has quite unique combination of earthy flavours of fresh hilsa fish and aromat Indian spices.The ingredients and taste is different from regular Biryanis.Lets check the ingredients & Do try this at Home.

Manami Sadhukhan Chowdhury @cook_12370899

Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

4 pieceshilsa fish (approx 100 gram each)
1 cupbasmati rice
2 tbspyogurt (beaten)
1medium size onion (finely sliced)
3 tbsponion paste
1 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
2 tspturmeric powder
2 tspcumin powder
1 tspcoriander powder
4 podsgreen cardamom
1small cinnamon stick
2bay leaves
3-4green chillies (slit)
4 tbspmustard oil
2 tbspghee
2 tbspmilk (lukewarm)
1/2 tspsaffron
2 tspgaram masala
to tasteSalt

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.
2

Mix turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder with a little water & make a thick paste & keep aside.
3

Now pour generous amount of water in a pan.Add green cardamom, cinnamon,bay leaves and ghee in the water.Let the water come to boil and then add the soaked rice into it.
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Let the rice cook till 85%.When done drain the water.
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Soak saffron in milk,add ghee in this mixture with a spoon,give a stir & set aside.
6

Marinate the fish pieces with a little turmeric powder and salt.
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Now add mustard oil in a heavy bottom pan or Kadai.Fry fish pieces for just 30 seconds, when done take them out in a plate & keep aside.
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Add the sliced onions in the same oil and fry till golden and keep aside when done.
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Now add onion paste in the same oil and saute for 3-4 minutes.Add the spice paste and saute for 2 minutes more.
10

Add salt and yogurt and mix on low flame,add some water,give a nice stir and let it simmer for few minutes.
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Add the fish pieces into the gravy.
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Cover and cook on a low flame for 1-2 minutes.
13

Remove the lid,flip the fish pieces and repeat the process.
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Now take out the fish pieces with a little gravy.
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Spread fried onion on rest of the gravy.
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Now add a layer of rice, place the chillies and fish pieces along with the gravy.This is how first layer of hilsa biryani is done.
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Now prepare last layer with rest of the rice.Sprinkle rest of the gravy, fried onions and saffron mixture with a spoon.
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Now cover the kadai with an aluminium foil and close it with the lid.
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Let it cook on a low flame for 8-10 minutes.
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After 10 minutes switch off the flame.
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Open the lid before serving.
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Take some portions of biryani in a plate.
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Garnish with some fried onion on the top.
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Serve hot.