Hyderabadi Fish Biryani

Ingredients

Basmati rice ½ kg

Tuna fish ¼  kg

Onion thinly sliced 2

Tomato 2

Mustard seeds ½ tsp

Green chilli slit 2

Curd 2 cup

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Cumin seeds ½ tsp

Pepper corns ½ tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Cinnamon 1 stick

Cardamom 2

Cloves 4

Bay leaf 1

Ghee ¼ cup

Coriander leaf chopped 4 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Clean the fish and boil in a cup of water with salt. Remove heat and keep set aside

2.      In a pan add oil and onions,sauté till golden brown. keep set aside

3.      In a pan add oil, mustard seeds,cumin seeds,pepper,cinnamon,cloves,bay leaf,cardamom,green chilli and tomatoes

4.      Sauté well till mushy

5.      Add curd,turmeric powder,chilli powder,garam masala and salt

6.      Cook till oil seperates

7.      Add boiled fish and mix well

8.      Turn off the flame

9.      Cook rice such that grains are separate and cooked

10.  In a pressue pan add half of the cooked rice,top it with fried onions

11.  Then top it with fish curry and top it with remaining rice

12.  Add ghee and coriander leaf to it

13.  Close the pan and as steam starts coming out,place the whistle and simmer for 5 minutes in low flame

14.  Once the pressure settles down,serve briyani such that all the layers comes in the serving portion

Serve with raita