Fish Biryani Indian Style

Recipe Ingredients: 

• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 400g fish filled and boned cut into 2 inch pieces
• 2 tbsp kisan canola cooking oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp garlic and ginger paste
• 6 tbsp liquidised plum tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• handful of chopped coriander
• 2 cups of Basmati rice cooked (see Basmati rice recipe)
• juice of half a lemon

Recipe Method: 

• Heat oil in a large pan
• Add the onions, cumin seeds, salt, pepper, garlic and ginger and stir-fry until the onions are slightly brown
• Add the dry spices and cook on high heat for one minute
• Add the tomatoes and puree
• Cook on a high heat for 2 minutes
• Add the fish and ½ cup of water and cover the lid
• Simmer for 15 minutes
• Switch off heat and add the lemon juice
• Layer half of the cooked rice in large flat-bottomed pan
• Layer the fish
• Sprinkle coriander
• Add 2nd layer of rice
• Cover with lid and rest on a low heat for 5 minutes