Chunky Tuna Biryani

Chunky Tuna Biryani

(A super-quick recipe of tuna chunks in a medium-spicy, aromatic & flavorful biryani)
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PrepTime : Serves : Cook Time
10 Min 3-4 15-20 Min

Ingredients:

2 cans white/light-meat tuna chunks
3 cups rice
2 large onions - finely chopped
1 large ripe tomato
2 tbsp ghee
1 tsp mustard seeds
1-2 green chilies - slit
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp peppercorns
1 inch cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1 inch ginger - crushed
4-6 cardamoms
salt to taste
2 lemons
4 sprigs curry leaves
food color (few drops orange & few orange-red) - optional


Cooking Instructions:

Fry onions pink & then add the whole spices, garlic & ginger - fry for 2 mins. Then add the tomato & chilies. Fry till tomatoes are soft. Add tuna chunks with 1/2 cup of brine from the can, 1/2 the curry-leaves & salt to taste. Simmer covered for 3mins. As you enjoy the aroma, wash the rice, add double its quantity of water, salt to taste & bring to a boil. Simmer till its almost done & drain. Heat ghee in a tempering pan & splutter the mustard seeds & curry leaves in it. Add the tuna-masala, a few drops food color & the mustard-curryleaves mix into the rice, cover & toss well. Simmer covered for 1 minute or till rice grains are well cooked. Garnish with the left-over fried onions, some freshly chopped coriander leaves & lemon wedges.