Ilish Polau / Hilsha Biriyani

Ingredients :

•  3 cups of Basmati rice
• 8 Ilish pieces
• 5 cardamom
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 inch of cinnamon stick
• ½ tsp of red chilli powder
• 1 medium sliced onion
• 1 tbsp of ginger paste
• 1 tsp of garlic paste
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 1 cup of blended sweet yoghurt
• 1 cup oil (refined)
•  2 tsp ginger juice
•  8 green chillies
•  Salt 

Method :

1. Soak rice in water and keep for 30 minutes.
2. Take a big pot and put hen put it on a medium flame. When the pan is hot enough put 1 tbsp of ghee and ½ cup of oil.
3. Now put 2 bay leaves, 2 cardamoms and ½ of the sliced onion.Fry till the onion become golden brown.
4. Now, fry the soaked rice for 2 minutes but remove all the water before adding to the pot.
5. After 2 minutes, add the ginger juice and salt as taste.
6. Now transfer rice in a rice cooker for cooking and add 5 cups of boiled water with green chillies.
7. Take a pan and add rest of the ghee and oil.When the oil is hot enough then add bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon and sliced onion.
8. Fry till slightly golden brown and add the ginger, garlic paste. You can add a bit of water.
9. Put the Ilish pieces and just fry with the spices for 2-3 minutes.
10. Now add chilli powder, salt and the sweet yoghurt. After 2-3 minutes add 1 cup of water and put the lid on. Stop cooking when the gravy is thick enough and do not worry about the fish. It cooks really fast.
11. Rice should be nearly done by now. Take out half of the rice and add one layer of fish with gravy. Repeat the process with rice and fish.
12. Close the cooker with its lid. Keep the power on and leave the rice cooker like this for 15 to 20 minutes.