Fish Biryani recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 6-8 medium slices white fish (eg. Red fish, yellow tail, soldiers, snapper. If you don't like bony fish you may use 2 boxes of I&J Hake medallions)
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup Masoor (Back lentils) (brown lentils)
• 4 onions (sliced)
• 3 large potatoes
• 1 cup sourmilk,
• 2 large tomatoes (liquidized),
• fresh green dhania (coriander) (chopped),
• Half of fried onions (crushed),
• 2 pcs Taj (cinnamon sticks),
• 3 Elachi (cardomom) pods,
• 3 lavang (cloves),
• 1 star anise,
• Good pinch saffron strands,
• Few drops saffron essence,
• 1 ½ teaspoon rough Salt,
• 2 teaspoons chilli powder,
• 1 teaspoon rough red chillies,
• 2 tablespoons fish masala,
• 2 teaspoons dhana Jeeru (Cumin) powder,
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder,
• 1 teaspoon whole Jeeru (Cumin),
• ¼ cup Lemon juice,
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar,
• 2-4 Whole green chillies (cut longwards).
• Also needed-
• Fresh mint