Fish Biriyani

Ingredients:
For Rice:
Basmathi Rice          - 3 cup
Ghee                       - 2 table spoon
Onion                      - 1 big sliced
Boiled water             - 6 cup
Whole spices           - 4 cardamom,2 cloves,1 bay leaf,1/2 inch cinnamon stick ,5 whole      peppercorn 
For Fish masala:
King fish/Seer fish      -1 1/2 lb
Chilly powder             - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder         -1/2 tsp
Pepper powder           - 2 tsp
Onion                        - 3 sliced
Oil                             - 1 cup
Ginger, Garlic paste    - 2 tbsp
Tomato                      - 1
Garam msala             - 1 tsp
Curd                          - 2 tbsp
kasturi methi              - 1 tsp
corriander leaves        - 1/4 cup (chopped)
Mint leaves                 -1 tbsp (chopped)
Salt to taste
Cashew nut (roasted)
Raisin(roasted)

Methods:

1.Marinate the fish with chilly powder,pepper powder,turmeric powder,lemon juice and 1 tsp of masala powder and keep aside for 30 mts.

2.Fry the marinated fish pieces in oil,and drain it from oil and keep aside.

3.In the same oil add sliced onion and fry on low flame till it become light brown

4.Make a paste with ginger ,garlic and tomato and add in to it.Stir it for 6 mts.

5.Add masala powder,chilly powder,salt and saute for 5 mts

6.In a low flame add curd,corriander leaves,kasturi methi.

7.Now add fried fish in it and cook till it stats to boil and turn of the flame.

8.Heat Ghee in the Cooking vessel ,add rice and fry it for 5 mts.

9.Pour 8 glasses of water, whole spices and salt to taste, when the rice is 3/4 cooked turn off the flame.

10.Heat 1 teaspoon ghee in a small pan and fry one thin sliced onion, cashew nuts and raisin. 

11.MIx cooked rice and fish masala  in layers in a vessel

12.Garnish it with roasted cashew nut,raisin, chopped coriander and mint leaves.

13.Cover the vessel lid air-tight and keep aside for 20 minutes.  

Now our fish Biriyani is ready ....serve it with pickle and salad.

Mathi varuthath(Fish fry)

Ingredients:


Sardine/Mathi                   -12 nos
Kashmiri chilly powder      -2tsp
Turmeric powder              -1/2 tsp
Pepper powder                 -1 tsp
Lemon juice                      -2 tsp
Masala powder                 -1/2 tsp (optional)
Salt to taste
Curry leaves                     -2 sprigs

Method:
1.Make a paste with all ingredients except sardine and curry leaves
2.Spread the paste over sardine and keep it in fridge for 30 minutes.
3.Heat the oil in frying pan.
4.Put curry leaves in oil
5.Shallow fry the fish in coconut/vegetable oil.

Enjoy it with kappa udachathu and Easy rasam!!!!

Meen Peera (Fish)

Ingredients
Fish (Sardine, Butter fish)        - 12 numbers
Ginger and Garlic chopped      - 1/4 cup
Green Chilly                            - 4
Cocum (Kudampuli)                - 4
Grounded Coconut                   - half cup
Turmeric Powder                     - half teaspoon
Curry Leaves                           - 2 sprigs
Salt to taste

Method
1.  Mix all the ingredients and add Fish
2.  Put it in Fish pot
3.  Add half glass water
4.  Cook it in low flame until it becomes dry.

Taste the easy Meen Peera.

Fish Curry Vattichathu

Ingredients:


Fish (Pompano/Pomphrets)       -1
Cocum (Kudampuli)                 -3 nos
Shallot                                      -1/4 cup
Ginger and Garlic                      -1/4 cup chopped
Red Chilly                                  -3
Green Chilly                              -2
Curry Leaves                             -2 springs
Methi Seed                                -1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder                       -1/2 tsp
Coconut Oil                               -2 tsp
salt to taste

Method: 
1. Heat one teaspoon of oil in a Curry Pot.
2. Add Methi Seed, crushed Shallot, Ginger, Garlic, Red Chilly, Green Chilly and Turmeric Powder.
3. Saute it for 5 minutes then add Cocum water.
4. Add fish and water (to cover fish).  Add salt to taste and boil it until it becomes Gravy.
5. Turn off the flame, add curry leaves and one teaspoon of Coconut Oil.

Serve it Hot and Enjoy the Taste!