Tinfish Breyani by Miquel

This delicious Tinfish Breyani was cooked by Miquel.

His Mom was very proud to share this easy to follow, step-by-step recipe.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cup rice
• 1/2 cup lentil
• 1 Can Tinned Fish ( clean well and rinse, sieve juice of tin fish and add to grated tomatoes)
• Put fish in separate bowl, and let it marinated with the sour milk & chopped mint
• 1/2 tsp mustard seed
• 1/2tsp jeera
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cinnamon sticks
• 1 aniseed
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp honey
• 1 tsp food coloring
• 1 tsp chilli powder( and a tsp of other spices you have to go with a fish dish)
• Few Curry leaves
• 4 medium tomatoes( grated and add tinfish juice with it)
• Half medium onion(chopped fine for braising chutney)
• 2 green chillies (sliced in middle)
• Hand full of mint
• 4 boiled eggs
• 4 medium potatoes ( boil or cook in microwave,add salt n food coloring,put in plastic packet n cook oh high for 3 min,but check in between
• 1 medium onion,sliced to fry in butter n stir into rice n lentils
• Dhania to garnish when finished

METHOD

Use a flat based vessel

Add oil, when heated add your dry spices mentioned above

Then add chopped onions and Curry leaves & fry until golden

Add your tomatoes and chilli powder, chillies, salt & honey

Mix & add a little water.

Cover and let it cook into a smooth chutney

Now add your tin fish that has been marinating in sour milk

Place fish on chutney and pour the marinade over

With a spoon put the chutney over your fish.

Reduce heat & let it simmer for about 10 mins, checking in between that it doesn’t dry off.

Switch off when you see treacle’s of oil n the water has reduced.

Last fry onion in butter till caramelised & golden brown. Mix this into your cooked rice & lentils

ORDER OF LAYERS

Rice

Tinfish chutney (the gravy)

Rice

Place remaining tinfish chutney over the top layer & place you tinfish over.

If you are adding boiled egg or potatoes , put in between the fish

Garnish with dhania

Cover the pot and put in oven for 15 minutes.

Then serve & enjoy.

If you enjoyed this recipe and would like more seafood curry recipes, you will find them here.

Here is a recipe for a traditional Durban Tin Fish Curry.

Durban Curry Recipes · https://www.curryrecipe.co.za/tinfish-breyani-by-miquel/