Serving:2 |Type: Non veg–Rice
Ingredients:
Basmathi Rice | -1 ½ cup |
Cat Fish | -8pieces |
Onion | -½ cup |
Tomato | -1 |
Green Chili | -5 |
Ginger garlic Paste | -1tbsp |
Mint Leaves | -hand full |
Coriander Leaves | -hand full |
Turmeric | -¼tsp |
Chili Powder | -1tsp |
Garam Masala | -1tsp |
Salt | -to taste |
Water | -3 cups |
Coconut milk | -½ cup |
Seasoning:
Oil and Ghee | -3tbsp |
Cloves | -2 |
Cinnamon | -1inch |
Bay Leaves | -1 |
Sombu | -½tsp |
Kal Pasi(black stone flower) | -few |
Method:
- Soak the rice for 10 to 15 minutes, then wash it and drain the water and keep it aside.
- Marinate the fish with chili powder, ginger garlic paste, turmeric, yogurt and salt for 3 hours.
- Take a pan heat with oil and shallow fry the fish both sides until golden brown and keep it aside.
- Take a deep and heavy bottom vessel heat with remaining oil, in which the fish was fried in, and ghee.
- Add seasonings fry without burning.
- Now add onion, turmeric and salt sauté well for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Then add ginger garlic paste sauté until it’s get brownish but not burnt.
- Next add tomato, chili powder and garam masala mix well.
- Now add mint and coriander leaves sauté for 1 minute.
- Then add rice and fry well for about 2- 3 minutes on medium flame .
- Next add water and coconut milk, mix it throughly and cover with lid and cook on high flame.
- When its start boiling well immediately keep it low flame for 10 minutes.
- Then add half of the fried fish on top, again cover with lid for 5 minutes. Don’t stir it in the middle.
- Now turn off the stove. Let it rest for 15 minutes and then mix it well .
- Garnish with coriander leaves and remaining fried fish.
- Serve with raitha and kurma.
Note:
- Instead of coconut milk you can add plain milk.
- You can use bone less fish or half boneless and half with bones.