Dhaka Biryani

Dhaka Biryani


Ingredients
  • ½ kg rice
  • 300 grams fish
  • 200 grams prawns
  • 250 grams yogurt
  • 1 cup clarified butter
  • 2 onions
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 3 to 4 green cardamoms
  • 4 to 5 black cardamoms
  • ¼ bunch of coriander
  • ¼ bunch of mint
  • ½ packet of vermicelli
  • 1 tbsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp nutmeg, mace powder
  • ¼ tsp yellow food color
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 tbsp screw-pine powder
  • 2 tbsp red chili powder
  • 3 tbsp green chili powder
  • Whole hot spices as required
  • Oil for frying
Method
  1. Fry 300 grams fish and 200 grams prawns in oil as required and keep it aside. In the same pan, add 1 cup clarified butter and fry 2 chopped onions until they are golden brown. Include hot spice powder as required, 250 grams yogurt, 2 tbsp red chili powder, 1 tbsp turmeric powder, 3 to 4 big cardamon and 4 to 5 small cardamon and stir it well for 3 to 4 minutes and water in it and cook it for 3 to 4 minutes.
  2. Then add ½ packet boiled vermicelli, fish and prawns in it and turn off the stove. In a separate pan, add water as required and boil ½ kg rice. When rice are ready for biryani, add rest of the yogurt, 3 tbsp green chili powder, 3 tomatoes, ¼ bunch of coriander and ¼ bunch of mint in the gravy. 
  3. Pour layers of rice on it. In the end, sprinkle ¼ yellow food color and melted clarified butter on it and allow simmering for 8 to 10 minutes. Mouth watering Dhakka Biryani is ready to serve.

Comments

Magic of Spice said…
Lovely dish...I have never seen screw-pine powder, will have to look it up. Have a great weekend :)