Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, basa fish biriyani. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Basa Fish Biriyani is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Basa Fish Biriyani is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have basa fish biriyani using 48 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Basa Fish Biriyani:
- Take 500-600 gms Basa Fish Fillet Cut into Medium Cubes
- Get for fish marinate
- Take 1 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice/White Vinegar
- Make ready 1 tbsp Rice Flour
- Prepare 1 tsp Salt
- Make ready 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Prepare 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Take Sauce/Gravy Preparation
- Get 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
- Prepare 1/2 Cup Onion Paste
- Prepare 1 tsp Green Chilli Paste
- Get 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- Prepare 1 tsp Garlic Paste
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Prepare to taste Sugar
- Take 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Get 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
- Prepare 4 tbsp Plain Yoghurt
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- Get 2-3 tbsp Deep Fried Onions (Birista)
- Make ready 1/3 Cup Warm Water
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin Seeds Powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder (Homemade)
- Prepare 2 tbsp Cooking Oil (Any Veg. Oil)
- Get 2 tbsp Ghee
- Take for rice
- Take 2 cup washed and soaked Basmati Rice
- Make ready 2 Bay Leaves
- Prepare 4 Cloves
- Make ready 7-8 Black Peppercorns
- Prepare 1 Star Anise
- Get 1 Black Cardamom
- Prepare 4-5 Green Cardamoms
- Prepare 2 inch Cinnamon Sticks (Broken into halves)
- Get 1 tsp Shah Jeera/Cumin Seeds
- Make ready 2 Green Chillies (Slit)
- Prepare 2 tbsp Sliced Onions
- Make ready 4 Cups Hot/Boiling Water
- Get 1/2 tsp Ginger Grated
- Take 1 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
- Get to taste Sugar
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take 1 tbsp Ghee
- Take 1/8 Cup Fried Onion Birista
- Prepare 1 tbsp Fresh Coriander Leaves: (Finely Chopped) Optional
- Prepare 2-3 Drops Rose Water Edible
- Take 2-3 Drops Kewra Water
- Take 5-6 Saffron Strands Diluted in 2 tbsps Warm Milk for 30 mins
Instructions to make Basa Fish Biriyani:
- Firstly, marinate the fish with the aforementioned ingredients and set aside for at least an hour’s time, by cover it
- Keep the rest other ingredients aforementioned, ready & handy to prepare the gravy & also, the tempering spices for the Rice Preparation
- Heat a frying pan over a medium-high flame by adding some cooking oil to it- Shallow Fry the Fish- Strain & set aside
- Wash well & soak the measured rice for at least 30-45 mins time before preparing the same…
- Take a large heavy bottomed pan/wok/kadhai: Boil the measured water (in the ratio of 1:2- ie. 2 Cups of Rice : 4 Cups Water), along with all the above-mentioned whole spices added to it
- Add to it now- Lemon Juice, Salt & Sugar (To Taste), Grated Ginger & Sliced Onions, Slit Green Chillies & a dollop of ghee in it- Cover the lid of the pan & allow it to cook until 70% is done
- Check in between for the correct & desired consistency of it- Turn off the flame now… & segregate the same into 2 halves for the layering of the Biriyani
- Now, while the Rice was getting cooked & ready: On another oven- prepare the fish gravy…
- Heat a frying pan over the medium flame: Add in the oil & ghee (both mixed together), to it now goes in all the Tempering Spices- sauté until its finest aroma
- Add into it: One by one the sliced onions- sauté for a minute, onion paste & some salt & sugar (to caramelise), 3G Paste & sauté until the raw smell goes off & the oil surfaces up in the pan
- Add in the splash of water (if the need be so, while sautéing the gravy), now add into it the salt, turmeric & red chilli powder, rose & kewra water, Onion Birista & the measured water for its gravy/sauce consistency
- Cover the lid & bring it to a boil: Once it starts boiling- Add in the fried fish cubes, lower the flame to medium-low & put back its lid & allow it to cook until its gravy thickens a bit (keep checking & stirring occasionally)
- Turn off the flame: It’s time for the layering now…Rice is already cooked…1st layer is of the Rice- Add in some ghee & rose & kewra waters to it, some onion birista- Now, layer generously- the cubed fish with its gravy, stirring spread it evenly
- On the top of it should go: The 2nd layer of the Rice- Repeat the same/similar process, as that of the 1st… Add in some more ghee & saffron diluted milk & the meetha ittar, chopped coriander leaves & the rest of the onion birista
- Cover the lid of the pan & also, block the hole/vent on the lid with a clove…Put it on the DUM for about 5 mins time on the high flame then, lower the flame to absolute low & let it slow cook on the DUM, for another 15-20 mins time
- Turn off the flame & holding the pan tight: Shake it up very carefully & cautiously to get everything well infused & incorporated with each other- Let it sit on the oven itself for the next 15-20 mins time before serving it piping hot with the dip/raita of your choice or simply have it with some plain green salads
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