Name: Fish biryani recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 500 grams fish (or half kg); 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; ½ tsp red chili powder; ½ tsp biryani masala (or garam masala); 1/8 tsp turmeric; 1 to 1 ½ tbsp lemon juice; 1/8 tsp salt (or as needed); 1 bay leaf; 1 star anise (or biryani flower); 1 inch cinnamon (or dalchini); 4 to 6 cloves; 3 green cardamoms (or ealichi); ½ tsp shahi jeera; 2½ to 3 tbsp oil; ¾ cup onions (thinly sliced and layers separated); 1 small tomato (deseeded, chopped finely(optional)); 1 small strand mace (or javitri); 1 ¼ tsp ginger garlic paste; ¾ to 1 tsp garam masala powder (or biryani masala powder); ½ tsp coriander powder; ½ tsp red chili powder; ¾ cup yogurt (or curd(semi thick) or coconut milk); 1 tsp kewra water; 2 tbsp mint (or pudina chopped finely); 2 tbsp coriander leaves (or daniya patta chopped finely); pinch saffron (or kesar (optional)); 2 tbsp milk; salt ( as needed); 1 ½ cups basmathi rice; salt ( as needed)