• • Prep Time
  • 20 Minutes
• • Cook Time
  • 90 Minutes
• • Serving
  • 3-4
  • 3-4

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes.
2. Heat clarified butter in a large, heavy bottomed pan.
3. Add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and black pepper and cook it for 30 seconds.
4. Add sliced onions and cook until it turns golden in colour. Add curry leaves and stir it for 30 seconds
5. Now add the drained rice and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add 2 cups of water and salt and cook the rice for 8- 10 minutes or till rice is done.
7. Once done, take it off from heat and set aside. (Avoid overcooking)

For Prawns

• 1. Marinate the prawns in ½ tea spoon of turmeric powder and salt and keep it aside.
• 2. Heat 1 table spoon of oil in a non-stick pan.
• 3. Add prawns in oil and saute for 2-3 minutes and remove it.
• 4. Add the remaining oil and heat
• 5. Once oil is heated add onions, and cook it well till it becomes golden in colour.
• 6. Add the curry leaves, ginger and garlic and saute it for about 1 minute.
• 7. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, hot spices and fennel powder and stir it
• 8. Add tomatoes and cook till oil gets separated.
• 9. Now add prawns along with the chopped coriander and mint leaves and cook it for 5-7 minutes.
• 10. Add half cup of water and let it cook for 5-7 minutes.
• 11. Add salt and lemon juice and cook it for another 2-3 minutes.
• 12. Remove it from flame.

Assemble

• 1. Take a big heavy bottom pan.
• 2. Place some butter at the base. Now add half of the rice in the pot.
• 3. Then add a layer of prawns. Sprinkle some chopped green coriander over it.
• 4. Now place a layer of remaining rice over it.
• 5. Then add some more butter and cover this pan with the lid.
• 6. Seal the lid by sticking it with some chapati dough.
• 7. Cook this on very low flame for 20-30 minutes.
• 8. Serve “Prawn Biryani” with raita and salad.

Tip:

• 1. If you find assemble process complicated, here is simple way for it.
• 2. Layer the Biryani in an oven proof bowl, cover the bowl.
• 3. Now micro it on 20% power for 25-20 minutes.

• Recipe Type : Non vegetarian, Prawns, Rice / Biryani