Rice Dishes Recipes - Fish Pulao Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 100g/4 oz ghee

• 450g/1 lb fish fillets, cut into chunks

• 150ml/1/4 pt water

• salt

• 4 onions, sliced

• 675g/3 cups long-grain rice, soaked

• 600ml/1 pt cups coconut milk

• juice of 1/2 lemon

Masala

• 10ml/2 tsp coriander (cilantro) seeds, roasted

• 4 dried red chilies

• 5ml/1 tsp cumin seeds

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp ground turmeric

• 4 cloves

• 1 bunch fresh coriander (cilantro)

• 1cm/1/2 in ginger root, grated

• 100g/4 oz desiccated (shredded) coconut

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Method:

1. Grind together all the masala ingredients. Heat 45ml/3 tbsp of ghee and fry the masala until it bubbles and turns slightly red. Add the fish, salt and water, cover and simmer until the fish is tender. Remove the fish from the pan and keep it warm. Reserve the sauce. Heat the remaining ghee and fry the onion until soft.

2. Add the rice and a little salt and mix well. Pour in the fish sauce, coconut milk, lemon juice and simmer until the rice is almost cooked and the water is absorbed, adding a little more water during cooking if necessary. Arrange the fish pieces on top  of the rice, cover and continue to simmer over a low heat until the rice is tender.