Squids are one of the tastiest among seafood dish which are good source of manganese and iron and are also high in copper content. Here is a recipe of biriyani with squids which are delicious and simple recipe. Addition of squids brings a special flavor to the biriyani.
INGREDIENTS FOR PREPARATION- Biriyani rice: 2 cup
- Squid: 500 g
- Onion: 3 (large) +1 for rice
- Tomato: 2 (large)
- Garlic: 1 bulb
- Ginger: 1 piece
- Green chilly: 5
- Chilly powder: 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
- Garam masala powder: 1&1/2 tsp
- Thick coconut milk: 2 tbs
- Coriander leaves: 1/2 cup
- Mint leaves: 1/4 cup(optional)
- Cinnamon stick: 1 inch
- Cloves: 3
- Cardamom: 3
- Ghee: 2 tbs
- Butter: 1 tbs
- Oil: 2 tbs
- Salt: to taste
- Roasted cashews and raisins: to garnish
- Clean the squid and cut into rings.
- Make paste of ginger, garlic, green chilly separately.
- Marinate it with chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt and keep aside for 10-15 minutes.
- Heat a pan, add oil and fry squid pieces till the water dries off and squids get fried lightly.
- Take off the squids and add onion to the same pan. Add oil if needed.
- Saute till it transparent and then saute green chill paste.
- Next saute ginger paste and then garlic paste and saute till its raw smell goes off.
- Now add the tomato pieces and saute till it mashes well.
- Add coconut milk, 1 tsp garam masala, coriander leaves( keep little aside for garnishing) and little salt and mix well.
- Then add the fried squid pieces , mix well and cook for 5-10 minutes in low flame with lid closed.
- Biriyani masala is ready. Turn off the flame.
- Lets prepare rice.
- Wash rice and drain off.
- Measure 3 & 1/2 cups of water and boil it.
- In a pan, add ghee and saute cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
- Then add onion and saute.
- Then add rice and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add boiled water and salt and cook till rice cooks well with lids closed and occasional stirring.
- Turn off the flame.
- take a wide bottomed pan and add little ghee on it.
- Spread half of the cooked rice over it as first layer.
- Then spread prepared masala over it and cover with a third layer of remaining rice.
- Sprinkle 1 tsp of garam masala over it, place 1 tbs of butter pieces and spread coriander leaves.
- Close with a tight lid and cook in low flame for 15-20 minutes.