Recipe: Memoni Mai Pulao (Fish Pulao)

The Recipe: Memoni Mai Pulao or fish pulao is a very special kind of pulao common in memon families. We normally use king fish or surmai for this recipe. Those who have had this pulao recipe prefer having fish in this form only. It is like biryani, with masala and rice served separately in a dish. The aroma of spring onions along with green chillies makes it mouth watering.

Ingredients

King Fish 1 kg
Spring Onions 1 bunch
Onions 3 chopped, 1 sliced
Tomatoes 2
Green Chilles 12
Coriander Leaves 1/2 bunch
Salt as required
Red Chiili powder 1 tbsp
Dhania powder (coriander)1 tbsp
Haldee powder (turmeric) 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp heaped
Garam Masala powder 1 tsp
For the Rice
Rice 3 cups
Water 4.5 cups
Salt 3 tsp
Sliced onion 1/4
Whole Black Pepper 1 tsp
Black Cardamom 1
Cumin Seeds 1 tsp
Cinnamon 2 sticks
Cloves 6 to 8
Cardamoms 3 to 4
Fresh coriander 1/4 cup
Green Chillies 4 to 6
Tomatoes 1 sliced
Spring onions sliced 1/2 cup

Instructions

Apply salt over fish and leave aside for an hour.

Fry the chopped onion in oil till brown.

Add tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, salt, garam masala, coriander powder, red chilli powder and haldee to it, along with 1.5 cups of water. Let the mixture blend completely, do not over dry.

After water dries, add 1.5 cups of water to the mixed masala on stove, put in the fish to cook.

When fish is half cooked put some spring onions and green chillies to it. Next let the water dry till about half a cup of it is left.

Gather ingredients for the rice.

Prepare the rice by first sauteing onions, black pepper, cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, cumin seeds and cinnamon sticks. Second adding water as required by the type of rice used and put in salt, fresh coriander, green chillies, tomatoes and spring onions. Thirdly when water comes to boil add in the rice and lastly when the water dries cover the pot and leave aside for 15 minutes to cook.