Ingredients

INGREDIENTS

1. Fish - Around 3/4 - 1 kg, cleaned and cut into medium-sized pieces

2. Basmati Rice - 2.5 cups

MARINADE

3. Chilli powder - 2 tbsp

4. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

5. Pepper powder - 1 tbsp

6. Coriander powder - 2 tsp

7. Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tbsp

8. Fennel powder - 1.5 tbsp

9. Yoghurt - 2 tbsp

10. Salt - To taste

FOR MASALA

11. Onion - 2 large, sliced (Use pearl onions(15-20) to make the gravy more tasty. Crush them along with ginger, garlic, green chillies and the whole spices)

12. Tomato - 2 medium chopped

13. Green chillies - 6

14. Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

15. Garlic - 5-6

16. Ginger - 2 inch piece

17. Whole Spices - Cloves- 8-10, Whole pepper corns - 8 - 10, Cinnamon Sticks - 2, Cardamom - 2-3, Bay leaves - 2, Mace - 3-4, star anise - 1, fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp)

18. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

19. Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

20. Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

21. Coriander powder - 1 tsp

22. Biriyani masala powder - 1 tbsp ( I usually use home-made garam masala but for this recipe I used bombay biriyani masala powder available in the stores here. I always add fennel powder, if I do not use my home-made masala since its flavour predominates my masala powder.)
23. Fennel powder - 2 tsp

24. Salt - To taste

25. Oil - As required

FOR GARNISH

26. Fried onion - 1/2 cup

27. Cilantro - 1/2 cup

28. Mint - 1/2 cup

29. Fried cashews and raisins - 1/2 cup

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