Saturday, May 21, 2011

Prawn Biryani

Some thing i tried on my own :P


Ingredients:


1 1/2 cup basmati rice
1 cup prawns
3 large  finely chopped tomatoes
1 large fnely chopped onion
1/2 tblsp jeera
11/2 tblsp pulav or garam masala powder
1/2 tblsp mirchi powder
1/2 tblsp haldi powder
5-7 peppercorns
1 inch dalchini
5-6 cloves
1 big elaichi
2 tblsp ginger garlic paste
3 tblsp oil
2 tblsp chopped corainder leaves
salt to taste

Directions:

1) Clean and Boil the rice with little salt. Strain the rice
2) In a big vessel, first heat oil. Add pepper, dalchini, badi elaichi and cloves. Add onions and fry for 2-3 mins. Add ginger garlic paste and fry again for 3-4 mins.
3)Mix in the prawns.Cook the pawns for 5 mins. Now add the chopped tomatoes, mirchi and haldi powder. Cook for 10 mins till the tomatoes are mashed nicely. 
4)After the tomatoes are cooked add the pulav/ garam masala powder. Add salt to taste. Let this cook for another 5 mins.
5) After the masala is ready Mix in the rice and add 2 tblsp chopped corainder on top.

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