Seafood Biriyani / Mixed Seafood Biriyani

Ingredients:

2 cups basmati rice
3 cups of hot water
1 cup prawns, cleaned
5-6 king fish pieces
1/2-1 cup squid , cut into rings
4-5 onions, sliced
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
6-7 green chillies, crushed
2 big tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/4 cup mint leaves
1 1/2-2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala
3 cloves
3 cardamoms
2 piece cinnamon
1 bay leaf
3-4 tbsp ghee
salt to taste
oil

Preparation:

For Rice:

1. Wash and drain the rice. Heat ghee in a wide thick bottomed pan, add cardamom, cinnamon, cloves,bay leaves and 1 sliced onion and saute till transparent.
2. Add drained rice and saute for 2-3 minutes in low-medium flame. To this add boiling water and salt and cook till rice is done. Keep it aside.

1. Marinate cleaned prawns , king fish pieces and squid pieces in  separate bowls with  chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt for 10 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the marinated prawns, king fish pieces and squids and keep it aside.
3. In a large thick pan, add 3 tbsp oil and add 4 sliced onions and saute till transparent.
4. Add ginger paste, garlic paste and crushed green chillies and saute well.
5. Add chopped tomatoes and salt and saute well till soft.
6. Add chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves and 1/2 tsp garam masala and mix well.
7. Then add fried prawns, king fish pieces and squids and mix well and cook covered on low flame for 4-5 minutes.