King fish biriyani

Marinate 1/2 kg fish in ginger garlic paste, salt, black pepper, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, saunf powder and yoghurt. After 1 hour, shallow fry the fish. In another pan, heat 2 table spoon vegetable oil and add 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 table spoon red chilli powder and 1 tsp garam masala. Saute well for 5 minutes and add 2-3 sliced onions, 2-3 green chillies. Saute well. Add cooked fish and cover the lid. Cook for 20 minutes in low flame. After this add a thick paste made of 1 cup grated coconut, 3-4 garlic, 1 green chilli and 12 cup soaked cashews. Cook for 15 minutes and add 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves. In a thick vessel, heat 2 table spoon vegetable oil and add 1/2 sliced onion, cloves and 1 cardamom. Add 3 cups of basmati rice and sauté for 5 minutes. Add 6 cups of water, salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder. Cover and cook until the rice is done. Grease a large tray with ghee and add fish. Layer rice over the fish. Add 1 tsp vanilla essence, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 handful of raisins and cashews. Cover and seal with aluminium foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

Ghee rice

Hyderabadi chicken biriyani

Grind 10 pepper corns,10 cloves,½ tsp cardamom Seeds,½ tsp sahajeera or black cumin and
1” cinnamon stick to a fine powder.Marinate 2 lbs chicken cut up into 2” pieces with ½ cup Yogurt,1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic Paste, 2 – 3 tsp chili powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, 12 small chilies split into two, 1 cup chopped Mint Leaves,1 cup chopped cilantro,½ tsp turmeric,juice of 1 lime and salt overnight.Fry one onion (chopped ) until golden brown. Mix 1/2 tsp saffron in 1 cup hot milk. Soak 4 cups of basmati rice for 30 minutes. Boil water in a deep vessel and add 6 cardamoms, 3 cloves,2 bay leaves, 1 biriyani flower,1 tsp sahajeera, ½ tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tbsp oil and fist full of salt and mix well.Add rice and continue to cook until one boil (3 minutes). Drain the rice and keep aside.arrange chicken and rice in layers, one layer of chicken and two layers of rice. In a heavy bottom pan, pour oil or ghee at the bottom, arrange the chicken pieces and sprinkle oil.Arrange ½ the boiled rice on the chicken pieces, sprinkle oil, fried onions and saffron milk.Repeat the above step for the last layer.Take 2 sheets of aluminum foil and place it on top of the pan and cover it with the lid. Put a heavy object on the top of the container, so that the steam doesn’t escape easily.Cook for 8-10 minutes on high until stream escapes from the foil seal. Then reduce the flame to medium low and continue to cook for another 20 minutes. 
 Let it sit for 10-15 minutes before opening it.

Tomato rice

Heat 3 tbsp ghee and add 1 tsp mustard seeds,3 chopped dried red chillies, few curry leaves and 1 tsp urad dal. Now add 2 cups of washed and soaked (15 minutes) basmati rice,1/2 cup tomato puree, 1 tsp chilli powder and 3 cups water and cook on a low flame. Remove from fire and keep aside till the rice becomes fluffy and soft.

Microwave Jeera Rice Recipe

Soak 1/2 cup basmati rice in water for 1/2 an hour and drain well.
Take a big microwave safe bowl. Mix 1 tablespoon ghee and 1 tsp jeera in a big microwave safe bowl. Cook on high for 30 seconds.Now add 1/2 cup basmati rice, salt and 3 cups of water. Cover with a micro safe lid or a cling film through which some holes have been pierced.Cook for 15 minutes on high and then allow it to stand for 5 minutes.
Serves two people.

Egg biriyani

Heat 2 tsp oil in a tawa,add 1 tsp garam masala, 1 table spoon ginger-garlic-green chilli paste, 1 onion (sliced), 1/2 tsp each of turmeric powder, red chilli powder and corianer powder. Add 4 hard boiled eggs and 2 table spoons coconut and fennel paste. Cook.

Heat 2 table spoons ghee in a thick bottomed vessel. Add powdered garam masala, 2 sliced onions and 1 table spoons ginger-garlic-green chilli paste. Saute till the masala is cooked.Add salt and 2.5 cups of basmati rice. Fry for a minute. Add 5 cups of water. Cook well. When the rice is done, add the egg masala in layers.

Serve after one hour.

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