Ingredients

• 450 gm rice, washed and soaked for 40 mins.
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 tsp - cumin seeds
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1-inch cinnamon sticks
• 8 cloves
• 8 black peppercorns
• 4 tsp - garlic, crushed
• 4 tsp - grated ginger
• 4 green chillies, whole or chopped
• 4 medium fish steaks, cut into chunks
• 115 gm - prawns
• 150 gm - peeled, chopped tomatoes
• 6 small potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
• 250 ml - water
• a handful of chopped coriander leaves
• Salt to taste
• 25 gm - butter or margarine

How to Make Fish pulao

• Wash and soak the rice.
• Heat oil, add the onion, cumin seeds, cardamom pods, cinnamon, cloves and peppercorns.
• When the onion has softened, add the garlic, ginger and chillies and fry for 2 mins.
• Then add the fish, prawns, tomatoes, rice, potatoes and water, along with the chopped coriander leaves and salt to taste.
• Bring to boil; cover and simmer over low heat for 40 mins. until the rice has cooked.
• Add the butter or margarine in blobs, while hot.