Puduvai Fish kofta briyani (Puduvai meen briyani)

Ingredients

Basmati rice 1 cup

Boneless fish (seer) ½ kg

Onion 2

Tomato 1

Green chilli 6

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Turmeric powder ¼ tsp

Corn flour 1 tbsp

Cinnamon 1

Cardamom 1

Cloves 2

Bay leaf 1

Coriander and mint leaves 2 tbsp each

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1.      Clean the fish pieces and cook it and smash it nicely

2.      To it add one chopped onion,2 chopped green chilli,1 tsp,ginger  garlic paste, corn flour and salt.

3.      Mix coriander leaves and make small balls of this dough

4.      Fry the balls in oil and keep aside

5.      In a broad vessel add oil, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and 1 onion. sauté it

6.      Then add 4 slit green chillies, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and tomato. sauté it

7.      Add  turmeric powder ,salt and washed rice.fry it for 2-3 minutes and add 2 cups of water

8.      When the rice is half cooked, add fried fish balls and close the lid

Once the rice is done, garnish with mint leaves and serve hot