Fish Biryani

When I was filming in Kerala, I stayed in a magnificent dwelling in Tellicherry overlooking the Arabian Sea. My hostess, Faiza, treated me to a delicious fish biryani, a local speciality of the Mopla Muslim community. I felt, though, that it could do with a ‘Rezaring’. I simply adjusted the cooking time of the fish by first sealing it in the pan and allowing it to marinate in the sauce for a longer period. In this way it could absorb maximum flavour before it was layered in the rice.