Meen Biryani Recipe | Fish Biryani Recipe – Kerala Style
Ingredients :
For Rice :
Basmati rice : 2 cups
Water : 4 cups
Cloves : 4 nos
Cardamom pods : 3 nos
Cinnamon stick : 2 (1″ pieces)
Bay leaves : 1no (optional)
Onion : 1 big (finely, sliced)
Lemon juice : 1 tsp
Salt to taste
For Marinating Fish :
King Fish Fillets : 1.1 lb /1/2 kg
Red chilly powder : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Ginger Garlic paste : 1 tsp
Fennel seed powder : 1/2 tsp
Lime juice : 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Ghee/Oil for frying
For Fish Masala :
Onion : 4 (medium, thinly sliced)
Tomato : 2 (medium, chopped)
Green chillies :15-20 nos
Ginger : 2 pieces (big)
Garlic : 8-10 cloves (big)
Yogurt : 1/2 cup
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Briyani Masala : 1 tsp
Mint leaves : 1/4 cup (chopped)
Cilantro/Corainder leaves : 1/2 cup (chopped)
Lime juice : 1 tsp
Ghee /Oil : 2 tbsp
For Garnishing :
Cashew nuts : Handful
Raisins : Handful
Ghee : 3 tbsp
Onion : 1/2 cup (thinly sliced)
Coriander leaves : Handful
Saffron : 1-2 strand
Warm milk : 2 tsp
How to make Fish Biryani – Meen Biryani:
Cooking the Fish Masala:
1. Clean the fish and make a wet marinate with above mentioned marinate ingredients; apply it on fish and keep it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2. Make a paste of garlic,ginger and green chillies and set aside.
3. Heat a Ghee/Oil in the frying pan and shallow fry the fish flipping both the sides; drain the excess oil in the paper towel and keep it aside.
4. In same frying pan, add thinly sliced onion to left over oil and saute until it is translucent,add the ginger,garlic,green chilli paste, saute until brown color,add tomatoes,saute for few seconds,now add chopped coriander,mint leaves and combine well.
5. Add biryani masala,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,coriander powder,salt to taste and combine well until the raw smell is gone.
6. Add fried fish, yogurt and mix well; if the gravy dry then add 3 tbsp of water if needed.
7. Cover and cook on low flame for about 5 mins and wait till oil starts to separate and adjust salt.
Cooking the Rice:
1. Soak the rice for 30 mins and drain keep it aside.
2. Heat the ghee/oil in the pan,add sliced onions,all spices and saute for few mins; now add the drained rice and saute till rice combines well with all spices.
3. Boil the required water,add flavored rice,and cook the rice for 8-10 mins.(uncovered)
4. When rice done drain the excess water immediately.Sprinkle the lime juice and set it aside.
Preparing for Garnish :
1. Heat ghee and fry the thinly sliced onion till golden color and crispy for 15 mins sprinkle little sugar to caramelize,remove and drain on to the paper towel.
2. Now fry cashews and then raisins until they turn golden color,drain and remove on to the paper towel and keep it aside.(Note : Save the leftover ghee for layering the biryani)
3. Mix saffron strand in warm milk and keep it aside.
Final Cooking & Layering :
Cooking in Oven :
2. In a oven proof dish, grease your cooking dish and spread half of the fish masala and with some cooked rice.
3. Sprinkle biryani masala ,fried cashews, raisins, fried onions and chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves, sprinkle left over ghee and few drops of saffron milk over the rice as the final layering. Repeat this process.
4. Close with tight fitting heat resistant lid or close it with aluminium foil, crimp along the side and and bake it for 20 mins.
5. When it is done, remove and keep the dish covered until serving.
Cooking in Stove top – Dum Method :
1. Make a dough out of the wheat flour / maida with little water, the same way you would do it for chappathi and set it aside.
2. Place flat cast iron skillet or tawa on the lowest burner of your stove. The flame should be at the lowest setting.
3. Layer the fish masala and rice; sprinkle biryani masala, fried cashews, raisins, fried onions, chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves, sprinkle left over ghee and few drops of saffron milk over the rice as the final layering. Repeat this process.
5. Let it rest unopened on tawa for another 15 mts and break open the seal; now dum is also done.
Serve hot with Raita, Pickle and Pappadam on the side and Enjoy!
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Cheers!
Wow awesome biriyani ever ..I wanna make this ……!!!!!
You're welcome Nitya! I'm really happy that this biryani came out well for you in first attempt and that your husband liked it too. Thanks for trying from here and also for sharing your feedback. Hope you get to try more recipes from here and like them too.
Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha
Tried this recipe today and it turned out really yummy…my husband loved it so much…even tho I have made chicken biriyani a number of times, this was my first attempt on fish biryayni…few changes I made just based on what was available on hand: used fish masala instead of biriyani masala, kaima rice instead of basmati, salmon instead of king fish. Thank you very much for this wonderful recipes…it's a KEEPER!!!
Thank you! measurements referred here are according to my family tastebuds. You can increase or decrease the quantity depending on your taste.
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Sangeetha
Thanks a lot!
Thanks!
You're welcome Rayyan! Nice to know that you've tried this recipes from here and liked them too. your changes on recipe sounds great too..Hope to see you more around.
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Sangeetha
nice recipe…..the .same way my mom prepares….but 20 green chilly + chily pwd makes it too spicy
Sangeetha this looks wonderful..love fish biryani so much and yours look superb.
Hi Vidhu,Thank you so much for your comment 🙂 I guess by mistake you addressed Fauzia.I'm really very sorry for delayed reply. I was away from active blogging and being so caught up with so many things on the domestic front so couldn't check my mails for last couple of months,hence delay in reply. Above mentioned recipe serves 4 to 6, so scaling is pretty convenient just need to double the amount of servings as you would simply multiply the amount of each ingredient by two.
Once again sorry for any inconvenience.
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Sangeetha
Hi Liza, Thank you so much for your comment 🙂 I'm sorry for the delayed reply. I was away from active blogging for last couple of months.So glad that that it lived up to your expectations!.Thanks for trying it out and for letting me know. Hope you get try others recipes and like them too.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Delicious.
Yummy. I tried it with little changes like I used black pepper powder instead of red chilli powder and poppy seed paste along with yoghurt. A dash of lemon juice in masala as well.nice and thanks a lot for wonderful recipes
Yummy. I tried it with little changes like I used black pepper powder instead of red chilli powder and poppy seed paste along with yoghurt. A dash of lemon juice in masala as well.nice and thanks a lot for wonderful recipes
Hi Fauzia, love your recipes. I am planning to make this fish biriyaniyaa for a dinner party for 10 ppl.. Can u plz give me the amt of ingredients needed for tht many ppl please. This is my id vidsa57@gmail.com
Tried this Biryani on Sunday & it was awesome! Added to my list of favorites. Only change I made was reduce red chilli powder & the number of the green chillies used. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Hi Priyanka, Thanks a lot for trying this and also for the comment. Nice to know that this recipe worked well for you 🙂 Hope you try more recipes from here and like them too.
Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha
tried it…DELICIOUS
Hi, Thanks for trying this dish and am really happy that that they turned out so well for you and you liked it too 🙂 Hope you continue to try more recipes from here.
Best,
Sangeetha
Hai Sangeetha,
Tried your recepie and was a grat success………..Very Tasty………….
Regads
You are welcome! Thanks a lot for trying the recipe and letting me know the result, glad you family liked it. Hope you get to try other recipes too and like them too.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi Jyothish,I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you!:) Nice to know that your husband liked it. Thanks for returning to leave a comment!Please do try out other recipes too, hope you will like it.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hii!!… I tried this recipe yesterday and it came out to be just Awesome!!!!!!!!!!! It was the first time i tried fish biriyani but i used thilapia coz thats all i had but it still tasted real good!!! My husband loved it too…. So thought i will leave you a Thank you!! 😀
Hi!! I tried this recipe out yesterday. Felt like making fish biriyani and came across your recipe….It just turned out awesome!! and it was the first time i was trying biriyani with fish, though i made this with thilapia….It was great and my husband loved it so thought i ll leave you a compliment. Thank you!
Hi Annie, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment!I hope you do try more recipes from here.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi Sangeetha… I couldnt believe i did this … you made my day…:):)…. so yummy it is… And this is the first time i am trying this dum method… Awesome is the word….Thank you:):)
Hi Sangeetha, Apologies for the late response.I was on vacation and travelling a lot not able to catch up with the mails. Thanks for trying shrimp biryani and sharing your feedback! Much appreciated. Coming to your query, I don't see any reason why it won't work so go ahead and give it a try. You can use any fleshy fish. Good Luck! let me know how it turned out!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi…this a gr8 dish…i tried ur shrimp biriyani…it was awesome yummy…no words to describe…tat much tasty…but i have doubt..whether i can try tis fish biriyani with salmon or tilapia….or does this comes good only with king fish..please reply me…eagerly waiti to try this…
Hi…
recipe looks delicious…i tried ur shrimp biriyani…it was awesome…but i have a doubt…can i try this biriyani with tilapia or salmon…does this comes good only with king fish??please reply me..waiti to try this..
Hello, You're welcome! I’m so glad your husband was able to enjoy this biryani. I wish you both the best! Thank you for sharing your feedback here 🙂
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Awesome dish!!! Tried it and my husband loved it!!!:)
@ Anonymous, Thank you for kind words 🙂
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Thanks to all dearies for leaving a word 🙂
I used to have fish biryani from Rajhdhani restaurant… it is among the best in the biriyanis we get in ernakulam…
The briyani looks delicious and your pictures makes me hungry. 🙂
I can't control…
Excellent biryani Sangeetha, your recipes are rocking!
Perfect briyani. Turned out perfect for u. YUM!
Looks delicious dear….i never did fish briyani…….sure i'll try this one……..
mouth watering!! sathyam njaan ivide bayangara dietingil anu..entha cheyya!!!ith kanditte najan calories gain cheyunnu!!
SAME pinch….for the same post:)…
Thanks alot for commenting on my blog…..
Pinney Im glad u liked my chicken curry….Dint make it for sometime now….used to make it regularly until my husband asked me to stop making it….hehe….You can DEFINITELY post it in ur blog, afterall i think blogging is mainly for sharing recipes to the world…..Just give a bcklink to my blog, thats it…..
Pinney even yday i had the leftovers from my fish biriyani….Ennittum ithu kaanumbol enikku kothiyaakunnu….its looks really good….i LOVE fish biriyani….i can eat it everyday three times:)…lol…pinney biriyani chembu pole aakumenne ullu..vannam vechu vannam vechu…..lols….
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woww..yummy..as your blog name implies, "kothiyavanu".. 🙂
Sumptuous biryani….do drop in to my blog when when time permits.
Lip smacking briyani, looks prefect for me..
Enne angu kollu….Looks superb dear.
yummy biriyani, dear!!
what a lovely click…seems really tasty..will surely try it as never tried it out with fish anytime…
wow…looks delicious…i made shrimp biriyani but didnt layer it 😀 yours looks great !! you have a very nice collection of recipes 🙂
Ah! Fish Biryani! I really wanna gobble this for lunch! Gimme the plate!
I love that this has cashews! they always add such a great taste and texture!
enikku sherikkum "kothiyavunne"
Nice colorful biryani dear…nicely presented…enikku kothiyavunnilla becoz Mahi is preparing Mutton biryani now,he he…
wow yummy fish biriyani looks so yummy…
Awesome stuff.. need to make this.
Awesome! Nice Recipe. I think I types the same comment somewhere else by mistake. hehe
ho..entamme..vayil vellam ooriyittu vayya..Kothipidichittu eniku evide nilkan pattunnilla..yummmmm..mmm.Thakarpan biriyani thanne.nalla kidilanayittundu..oru parcel enikaychu tharuvo 😉
Sangee, manushyane jeevikkan sammathikkilla alle…:-)adipoli biryani ketto
Delicious masala fish with rice and ideal for the lunch box.
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