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Pulao is one of India’s most popular delicacies whereby rice is cooked with oil to make it look yellow. While most famous of Indian recipes for pulao may be that of Chicken, Mutton or Vegetable pulao, Fish Pulao is also very tasty but not as popular as others. Here is the recipe as to how to make fish pulao:-

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice-       2 cups
• Tomatoes-          250gms
• Coconut-             1/2
• Salt-                     1tsp
• Ghee or oil-        3tbsp
• Cloves-                3
• Cardamoms-      3
• Cinnamon-         2 pieces
• Pepper corns-    1/tsp
• Bay leaves-        2
• Seer or tuna slices - 350gms

Method:

Wash the rice well, drain and keep aside. Wash the fish, drain. Smear with little salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. Grate coconut, add 1 cup of hot water, blend in a mixer and squeeze out the milk. Blanch, peel and chop the tomatoes, grind with the cocnut  milk. Measure this liquid and enough water to make 4 cups. Place the rice over the cooking plate in the cooking pan. Add the tomato liquid and salt. Heat Ghee or oil in a small fry pan, add covers, cinnamon, cardamom, pepper and bay leaves. Fry for a minute, add to rice. Place the fish slices in the 2-dish pan of your cooker and place pan in position. Cover the pan and switch to cooking. When cooked, allow the fish to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the bones. Flake the fish and add to the rice and mix lightly. Put it in a warm box for 15 minutes and your fish pulao is ready to serve.