Barramundi Fish/Sea Bass Pulao or Bhetki Maacher Pulao is a recipe I
tried for the first time. Though I have made Hilsa Fish Pulao before I was quite
apprehensive about the outcome because Bhetki has a completely different flavour. I gave it a shot and the experiment came out to
be astonishingly successful. This is such a brilliant, delectable, flavourful recipe that
I’m not sure to have tasted something like this for quite sometime. You all
will love it. Here’s the recipe…..
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| Bhetki Maacher Pulao |
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| Bhetki Maacher Pulao |
Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 500
gms Bhetki/ Barramundi fish pieces
- 2 cups
of long grained aromatic Basmati rice
- 4
onions thinly sliced
- 2
large capsicums/green bell pepper chopped
- 4-5
green chillies chopped
- 2 bay
leaves
- 5
green cardamoms
- 2
sticks of cinnamon
- 4
cloves
- 8-10
black peppercorns
- 12-14
cashew nuts
- 15
raisins
- A
pinch of yellow food color
- 3 tsp
of cornflour powder
- Salt n
sugar to taste
- White
oil as per requirement
Procedure:
First wash the rice and boil it till 80% done. Spread on a
flat dish and let it cool. Wash the fish pieces and smear them with cornstarch
and salt. Heat oil in a thick bottomed skillet and fry the fish golden brown
take out and keep aside. Now pour some more oil if needed and add the whole
garam masalas and peppercorns. Wait for the splutter and add the onions. Fry
until golden brown. Now take out some of the fried onions for garnish. Add the
green bell pepper and fry. Add the cashew and raisins and sauté for a few
minutes more before adding the rice. In the mean time take a pinch of yellow
food color and stir it with 2 tablespoons of water. Keep aside. Now add the
rice, salt and sugar and the food color. Mix all of them really well. Add the
fish pieces, cover them with rice. Now put a lid on the top and let it get
cooked for 5-7 minutes on low flame. Turn Off the heat. Remove the lid and
again stir the contents very delicately so as not to break the fish pieces. Sprinkle the fried onions and again cover it to give some standing time before serving……
Hey, I appreciate your efforts! I tried this fish recipe yesterday for dinner & it was lip smacking. I am fond of fish cuisines. One of the favorites is crunchy fish finger recipe .
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