Fish Dum Rice

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Total Time:
15-30 minutes
Serves: 4
Nutrition facts:

240 calories, 9 grams fat

Cuisine: Indian Recipe
Technique: Steam Recipe
Difficulty: Medium

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Ingredients

  • 2 cup - basmati rice
  • For the Bouquet Garnish:
  • 10 - black pepper corns
  • 2 inch stick - cinnamon
  • 3 - brown cardamoms
  • 10 - cloves
  • 4 - bay leaves
  • 1 pinch - mace
  • 1 tsp - caraway seeds
  • 1 tbsp - lemon juice
  • 1 tsp - salt
  • For the Fish:
  • 1 kg - fish pieces
  • Make a Paste with little water: 2 tbsp - gram flour
  • 2 tbsp - lemon juice
  • 2 large onions, sliced
  • 2 - bay leaves
  • 3 tbsp - ginger-garlic paste
  • 2 - green chillies, chopped
  • 1.5 - red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp - coriander powder
  • 1 tsp - salt
  • Powdered Together:
  • 4 tbsp - coriander seeds, chopped
  • ¾ cup - clarified butter
  • ½ tsp - carom seeds
  • 4 - green cardamoms
  • 400 g - yoghurt
  • 6 - cloves

How to Make Fish Dum Rice

  • For the Fish:
  • Smear the fish with the paste and keep aside for 30 minutes. Wash fish and pat dry
  • Soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes
  • Boil the rice in water along with salt, bouquet garnish and lemon juice
  • Cook till 90% done and drain
  • Discard the bouquet garnish
  • Heat ½ cup clarified butter in a pan.
  • Saute bay leaves and fry onions till pink.
  • Now add the ginger, garlic paste and green chillies.
  • Saute till brown.
  • Add the coriander and red chilli powder and saute for 15 sec
  • Add the whisked yoghurt and caraway seeds, cardamom and clove powder and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Now slide in the fish pieces and cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Sprinkle the coriander leaves and 1 tbsp lemon juice on the fish
  • Layer the fish on the rice
  • Pour the balance melted clarified butter evenly over the rice
  • Close with a tight lid and seal with dough
  • Place the pan on top of a griddle on very low heat and cook for 6-8 minutes

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