Fish Biryani Recipe | Boneless Fish Biryani

Ingredients (24)

• 1 pound boneless fish fillet cut into equal pieces (, like tilapia, cod, or any firm-fleshed fish (see notes in the blog))454 g
• 2 cups Sella basmati rice (, soaked for 30 minutes)≈ 370 g
• 1 large yellow onion (, thinly sliced)≈ 150 g
• 1/2 cup full-fat plain yogurt≈ 123 g
• 2 green chilies (, slit lengthwise)n/a
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves≈ 4 g
• 1/4 cup chopped mint leaves≈ 5 g
• 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste≈ 32 g
• 4-5 Saffron strands (, soaked in 3 tablespoons warm water)n/a
• 6 cups water≈ 1422 g
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds≈ 2.1 g
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds≈ 2.1 g
• 4 green cardamom pods≈ 1 g
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds≈ 3.2 g
• 1 black cardamom pod≈ 0.3 g
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns≈ 2.3 g
• 4 clovesn/a
• 1 inch piece of cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kashmiri red chili powder (, adjust to your spice preference)≈ 4.1 g
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder≈ 3 g
• 1 teaspoon Salt, or to taste (, 1 teaspoons extra for parboiling rice)≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

• 2 medium chopped tomatoes (, 1 addtional sliced tomato for garnish)≈ 240 g
• 1/4 cup oil for cooking (, take more if needed)≈ 55 g
• 1 sliced lemon for garnish≈ 45 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 2586 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Meat, fish or egg123% · 47th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt33% · 57th percentile · median 29%
• Onions41% · 31st percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil0% · 7th percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander2.4% · 72nd percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices5.7% · 65th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt1.6% · 66th percentile · median 0%