FISH PULAV.

 

Ingredients :  Basmati rice   : 4 cups Garlic-ginger paste  : 1 tbsp  Fish pieces   : 1 1/2 cup Rred dry chillies  : 3 pcs Turmeric powder  : 1/4 tsp  Lemon  : 1 lemon Onions  : 2 medium Peppercorns  : 15 pcs Cloves  : 6 pcs Sticks cinnamon  : 1-2-inch White cardamoms, crushed  : 8 pcs Cumin seeds powder  : 1 1/2 tsp Bay leaves  : 2 leaves Salt to taste Ghee and oil as required

                                

Method: *  Wash the rice clean and put in a colander to drain out the water.  *  Remove the black threads running at the back of the fishs and wash these fish pieces with water.  *  Smear with a little salt and lemon juice.  *  Keep aside for 1/2 an hour.  *  Cut the onions into thin slices.  *   Heat 3 tablespoons of refined oil in a heavy-bottomed dekchi and season it with peppercorns,       cloves, cinnamon sticks, crushed cardamoms and bay leaf.  *   Add the ground chillies and the pastes of ginger and garlic.  *   Stir and put in the fish. Fry till oil starts oozing out.  *   Put in the rice, turmeric, cumin seeds powder and enough salt.  *   Fry for some time so that the rice comes to a pale yellow colour. *   Pour 3 cups of hot water and squeeze in the juice of the lemon. Make the fire medium.  *   Let cook till the fish are tender and rice is cooked.  *   Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of good ghee in another dekchi.  *   Put in the onion slices.  *   Fry till they are browned and become crisp.  *   Take out and keep aside.  *  Pour the ghee remaining in the dekchi over the ready fish pulav and mix well.  *  Transfer the pulav in a nice serving dish.  *  Garnish with the fried onion slices.  *  Serve hot. This easy-to-make pulav is simply delicious.