Mackerel (aila) Fish biriyani

Usually, Fish biriyanis is made of King fish. Here, in this recipe, i innovated by substituting the King fish with a commonly consumed Mackerel ( aila, in malayalam) and making such alternation in the traditional recipe that the authentic flavor of the fish is maintained.
Its a very simple recipe, quick to make and yummy to eat.




Ingredients:

Masala:
Mackerel :  3 to 4
Onion: 2 (diced).
Tomatoe: 3 ( diced)
*Curd : 1 table spoon
Corriander powder: a pinch
Curry leaves: a stem.
red chilli powder: 1 tsp.
Turmeric powder: 1/4rth tsp.
salt: to taste.
Oil to fry ( shallow)

Rice:
Basmati rice: 2 cups
Onion: 1 sliced
Garam masala: 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
water: 4 cups.

Preparation:
In a deep vessel ( to prepare rice) heat oil. When hot, add sliced onion and saute till soft. Add garam masala and stir for a minute or so. Add rice and fry it on medium flame till the rice becomes more whitish colour. This makes sure the biriyani rice doesn't stick to one another. Add water with salt and let the mixture boil and reduce till just moist rice. When this happens, remove the vessel from the stove and cover it till the final stage.
Now for the fish. clean and cut the mackerels to thick slices. Marinate them with salt, red chilli powder( 1/2 tsp), turmeric powder, coriander powder and curd. Keep aside for say 15 min to the minimum. In a non stick pan shallow fry them till done. Keep aside. In a kadai, heat oil add onion and when done add tomato and saute till tomatoes are soft. When soft, add the remaining red chilli powder and salt. Stir for 1/2 a minute or so. Add the fried fish along with the masala and oil in the shallow fried pan. This enhances the flavor. Reduce the flame to minimum and cover the dish for 5 minutes. Now in a deep vessel, rub oil at the bottom and assemble the rice and the fish masala as layers. Heat the entire mixture for 5 minutes on low flame.


* it is heard that fish when mixed with any dairy product opens a chance for skin diseases as psorasis. Therefore, curd can be avoided if required. 

N.B-> in this dish i have not used garlic ginger or the traditional fry onion as garnish as i believe these flavors can spoil the authentic mackerel flavor.