Spicy Fish Biryani

Preparation info
  • 6

    Serves
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cheong Liew: Inside My Food

By David Sly and Cheong Liew

Published 2025

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Ingredients

  • 30 g biryani masala powder
  • 500 g cutlets of kingfish, or large snook, or Spanish mackerel

Method

Create biryani masala by combining 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, ½ tsp sweet paprika, ½ tsp turmeric, ¼ tsp cardamom powder, ¼ tsp nutmeg powder, ½ tsp black pepper powder, 1 tsp mango powder, 1 tsp dried thyme, ¼ tsp mace, 2 tbsp grounded coriander, ½ tbsp cumin powder, ½ tsp fenugreek leaves, 1 tsp salt and a pinch of cloves. Marinade fish cutlets in these powdered masala spi