Ingredients:

• Fish                             : Half kilo ( king fish or any similar fish thinly sliced)
• Basmathi rice               : 2 cups
• Chilli powder               : 1tsp         
• Tomato puree              : 2 medium tomatoes
• Coconut milk                 : 1 cup
• salt for taste
• Turmeric powder         : a pinch
• bay leaf                       : 2pcs
• Cinnamon                    : 1" piece
• Clove                          : 2
• Onion                          : 2 medium chopped
• Tomato                        : 1
• Chillies                         : 2 (slit)
• Ginger and Garlic paste: 1 tbsp each
• Ghee                           : 1tbsp
• Oil                              : 2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves         : a handfull
• Lemon juice                : 1 tsp

Method:

• Marinate the fish pieces with a pinch of turmeric pdr, salt, chilli powder and a tsp of lemon juice and keep this for 30 mins.

• Take 1 tbsp of ghee in a kadai  and  add whole garam masala  then add the biryani rice and saute for 2 mins .Put the rice into the rice cooker, measure tomato puree and coconut  milk together and pour this to the rice and add water accordingly (totally should come up to 3.5 cups including the puree and coconut milk) .Add salt and a pinch of turmeric powder to this and cook.

• While the rice is cooking, heat pan , add 2 tbsp oil and shallow fry fish till half cooked.  Ensure fish does not dry out. Keep aside.In the same oil , fry ginger garlic paste , onions and green chillies and saute for a while.Then add chopped tomatoes and fry till it forms a gravy consistency .Add the fried fish and the cooked rice to this and mix well.Remove from stove..Add the chopped coriander leaves to garnish.