Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, ilish macher biryani (hilsa fish biryani - bengali style). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
A must try recipe for all fish lovers, this Hilsa Fish Biryani is just out of this world. It is cooked in a rich yoghurt and coconut milk gravy and flavoured with kewra water. It is a one-pot delicacy that is just perfect for any special occasion, festivals or dinner party.
Ilish Macher Biryani (Hilsa Fish Biryani - Bengali style) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Ilish Macher Biryani (Hilsa Fish Biryani - Bengali style) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have ilish macher biryani (hilsa fish biryani - bengali style) using 27 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Ilish Macher Biryani (Hilsa Fish Biryani - Bengali style):
- Prepare Fish Curry -
- Prepare 3 pieces Hilsa fish
- Make ready 2 tbsp. oil
- Prepare 2 tbsp. ghee
- Get 2 onions, sliced
- Get 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
- Get 1 tsp. red chilli powder
- Take 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Get 1/2 tsp. cumin powder
- Get to taste salt
- Take 1/2 cup yogurt, beaten
- Make ready 2-3 green chilies
- Get 1 cup coconut milk
- Prepare Biryani -
- Prepare 1 cup Basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes
- Take 1-2 tbsp. ghee / oil
- Get 1 " cinnamon stick
- Take 2-3 green cardamoms
- Prepare 4-5 cloves
- Prepare 1-2 bay leaves
- Prepare 1 onion, sliced
- Prepare Garnishing -
- Prepare 2 tbsp. fried onions
- Get 2 slit green chilies
- Prepare 1 tsp. kewra water
- Make ready 1 tsp. coriander leaves, chopped
- Make ready 1 tbsp. ghee
ILISH MACHER BIRIYANI is a delicious Indian recipe served as a Main. Find the complete instructions on Bawarchi. Add the hilsa fishes and the green chilli pickle & cook for a minute. Reduce the flame of the oven and layered the fish with the cooked basmati rice.
Instructions to make Ilish Macher Biryani (Hilsa Fish Biryani - Bengali style):
- Marinate the fish with a pinch of salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder for 10 minutes.
- For the curry - Heat oil and ghee in a pan and saute the onion till light brown. Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute.
- Add all the dry spices and mix well.
- Add the beaten curd & green chilies. Simmer for a minute.
- Add the coconut milk and simmer further for a minute.
- Add the marinated fish pieces and cook, covered for 4-5 - minutes. Switch off the flame and keep aside.
- For the Biryani - Heat the ghee / oil in a separate pan and temper with the whole garam masala and bay leaves. Add the onion and saute till light brown.
- Add the soaked rice and stir fry for 1-2 minutes. Add 3-4 tbsp. of the gravy,
- Salt and 1 & 1/2 -2 cups water and cook till the rice is done.
- Arrange the cooked rice in a pan and then arrange the cooked fish over it. Spread a little of the gravy, ghee, fried onions, green chilies, kewra water & coriander leaves.
- Cover with a lid & cook in dum on a low flame for 5-10 min.
- Serve with the remaining gravy, few green chilies and lime wedges for a sumptuous meal.
Ilish Macher Tok is a Tamarind based runny Fish Chutney prepared with Hilsa fish. Ilish Macher Tok aka Ilish Macher Tawk. I was thinking to write anything but a Bengali recipe and almost done with a post last night. They like fish in any of the dishes. We bongs like fish in any way, such as, in curry, stew, mustard gravy, light curry , in pulao or biryani.
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