Easy Fish Biryani Recipe | Surmai Biryani by Preetha | मछली बिरयानी | Indian Rice | India Food Network

Have this Super Delicious Fish Biryani (मछली बिरयानी) this Eid by Preetha Srinivasan. It is a treat for your taste buds. Its easy and quick so that you can make this at your home. India Gate Basmati Rice presents Jashn-e-Biryani for all Biryani lovers.

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Ingredients:
250 gms surmai pieces (cleaned and cut into equal pieces)
Marination:
¼ tbsp fresh ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp Lime juice
Soaked and ground to a paste :
1/2 cup chopped khopra
1/2 tbsp poppy seeds
4 cloves
3 cardamom
1 cinnamon stick
5 dried red chillies
1 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 cup water
Other ingredients:
3 tbsp coconut oil
2.5 tbsp refined oil
1 tbsp chopped ginger
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 large onion, finely sliced
8 to 10 curry leaves
1 large tomato, pureed
1 cup raw basmati rice , soaked in water for 20 minutes and then drained
Salt to taste
Water as required
Toasted coconut pieces for garnishing
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
Marinate fish using marination ingredients and keep aside.
In a deep broad pan, heat oils. Add curry leaves, onion, ginger and garlic. Sauté till onion turns pink. Add tomato puree and sauté for 2 more minutes.
Add ground paste and cook well on medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add marinated fish and coat well. Gently cook on both sides for 2 minutes each. Remove fish pieces onto a plate and keep aside.
In same pan, add rice and cook for 1 minute till masala is well coated. Add hot water as required (little less than double quantity of rice used) and bring to boil.
Post one boil, reduce flame and cook till water is absorbed.
Now gently place fish pieces over rice, cover and cook on low flame till fish and rice is well cooked. You can alternatively layer the rice too.
Garnish with coconut and coriander. Serve hot.