Recipe

Tilapia Biryani Recipe

	Jewlia / All my dishes 2 years ago I saw this made on tv and went home and modified it to my liking Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:6	Jewlia
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Ingredients

5 tilapia fish filets

2 tbs butter

4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

1 thumb-size length of ginger, peeled and chopped

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tspp cumin powder

1 tsp sea salt

Masala vegetables

2 tbs butter

2 tbs garam masala

a handful of Raw Cashews

1 red onion, peeled and sliced into thin rounds

3 serrano green chilies chopped

1 thumb-size length of ginger, peeled and chopped

4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

1 tomato diced

1/2 cup green peas

4 leaves of kale sliced into strips

3 small purple potatoes

Rice

3 cups Basmati rice

1 tbs butter

2 cloves garlic, smashed

1 red onion, peeled and chopped

5 cm stick cinnamon

2 cardamom pods the green ones

5 -6 cloves

1 tsp saffron threads

1 tsp sea salt

3 cups unsalted stock or water

1/2 cup of equal parts chopped mint and cilantro

Garnish

4 tbs yogurt

Fried red onions

Fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

Fish: Heat oil in a wok and brown the chopped onion, garlic and ginger. Add a little water to the spice powders to make a paste and fry over a moderate fire till fragrant.

Add salt . Turn the fish until firm and browned and remove from the wok save any leftover oil to flavor the rice. set fish aside.

Rice: Wash and drain the rice. in a rice cooker add the reserved butter and rice grains. Pour stock over the rice. Add salt, saffron threads and 1/2 cup of equal parts chopped mint and cilantro stir to evenly distribute spices etc.

Set rice cooker program for white rice and cook till the cooker beeps.

while the rice is cooking combine and stir fry the masala vegetble ingredients until they are toasted and the spices are evenly distributed.

when the rice is done fluff the rice and get an oven safe pot.

layer the rice then the fish then rice then the veggies, then the rice. until everything is in the pot.

bake for 30-40 minutes at 350.

remove the layers into separate serving dishes ie rice, fish, veggies.

serve with fried red onions and yogurt on the side.

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