Malabar Fish Biryani – Delicious and Simple
Malabar Fish Biryani???? Yes Please!
Biryani – The all-time comfort food! Be it a fancy wedding, a family reunion, or just a lazy weekend lunch – Biryani is always there to make you happy! So for the fish lovers out there, what could be better than a delicious Malabar Fish Biryani?!
This is a very simple Biryani that tastes delicious! The fish is pan-fried, prior to layering it with rice. Now, there are two ways to go about this. You can either, half fry thicker slices of fish and steam it between layers of rice – this is great if you love the scent of fish throughout the Biryani. The other method, which I prefer – is to fry thinner slices of fish and then just lay it on top of the rice layer which lays on top of the masala layer and then steam it together (dum). This way the rice is scented more subtly by the fish. The choice is yours.
In this Malabar recipe, I use Kaima Rice. Basmati may be used too. Scroll down for VIDEO.
Scroll down for the Complete Recipe.
Malabar Fish Biryani – Delicious and Simple
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Recipe Name: Malabar Fish Biryani
Recipe Type: Biryani / Fish and Seafood / Malabar
Author: Shana @ RecipesareSimple
Prep time: 4
Cook time: 40 min
Total time:
Yield: (4 servings)
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How to make – Malabar Fish Biryani – Recipe at a glance:
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Ingredients:
- 600 gms fish like King Fish, thicker slices if you want to layer between the rice and thinner slices if you want to layer over the rice.
To marinate the fish:
- 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Chili powder (I use 1 tsp hot chili and 1 tsp mild chili powders)
- ½ tsp Green fennel powder (saunf/ perumjeerakam)
For the Rice:
- 2 ½ cups Basmati rice
- 2 medium Onions, sliced for the rice
- 3 Tbsp Ghee
- 4 Cloves, 4 Green cardamom pods, 4 tiny sticks of Cinnamon – all SPICES slightly bruised/ crushed
- 4 cups boiled water
- 2 tsp Salt (or to taste)
For the masala
- ¹/3 -½ cup Ghee or oil (I prefer ghee)
- 2 large Onions, chopped for masala
- 2 large Onions, finely sliced for fried garnish
- 4 Tbsp Ginger garlic paste (equal quantities of ginger and garlic, ground to a smooth paste with a spoon of water)
- 1 Tbsp Green chili paste
- 3 large Tomatoes, chopped
- 1 Tbsp Garam Masala or Biryani Masala powder
- 4 Tbsp thick Yoghurt
- 1 cup (loosely packed) fresh Coriander, chopped
- ¾ cup (loosely packed) fresh Mint, chopped
- 4 tsp Lime juice
- Salt to taste
‘No voiceover’ Video is on the Recipe page⇑. Below is the Malayalam version⇓.
It is recommended that you open the recipe page and keep this page going if you like to WATCH / LISTEN to the video alongside the written instructions.
Key Ingredients: Rice, Fish, Ghee, Onions, Ginger, Garlic, Green Chili, Tomato, Yoghurt, Herbs, Spices, Lime, Rosewater.
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I love this recipe! I made it the same day I saw it! It’s so much simpler than I thought it might be. And the flavor and aroma is delicious! Thank you so much!
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— I am going to cook it next week. AND for sure, I know it is going to be delicious!
Cindy
Today i tried this , it was very good. Everyone at home loved it. It is very easy
and delicious . Thank you.
So happy you liked it. Thanks for letting me know. Appreciate it:)
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Hi what a fantastic recipe. Well presented.
Thank you. I am glad you liked it. 🙂
I was looking for an authentic fish biryani recipe, and i came across ur recipe.. tryed it & came out super delicious..👍👍👍
Thanks so much.. I really believe that Fish Biryani is best when made in this simple manner. So hapy you liked it.
Happy Cooking. Come again.
Hi Shana. Thanks for this recipe . For 1 year i have been dutifully following this Fish recipe of yours and must say such great effort and taste. It so happened that 2 weeks ago while searching for Beef Biriyani , I chanced on your youtube link . It came out great as well and then I started to try your other which was mutton biriyani. That also came out well. I mutton quality I got was not great so didnt come out as expected.
I somehow overlooked the part that “recipesaresimple.com” was your website ! Was so glad to make this discovery today to realize that I have been following yours all this while :-). I didnt connect the dots before coz in Fish Biriyani you are not talking. Both style of presentation is great …and next in my list is to try “kothu parotta ” . With stay at home during COVID19…these are some ways making the best use of time after work :-). Thanks so much
Hi Greeshma,
So happy to hear from you. I am happy you are getting good results with the recipes. recipesaresimple, contains lots of blogs, and lots of recipes from all over. My youtube channels are ‘recipes are simple’ as well as ‘Shana’s spices’ in Malayalam. Both have varied content, according to the viewer base. Some recipes on the Malayalam channel, are yet to be posted on the website. Some videos, appear on both language channels, whereas some are individual to one channel only. I am on Instagram for both channels. recipesaresimple and recipes with shana. Hope you will stay connected. True we are all facing a difficult time, let’s hope for best. Stay home , stay safe!