Thursday 6 June 2013

Prawns Biryani


Ingredients :

500 gms shelled, deveined Prawns
1 kg Basmati Rice
4 medium sized chopped onion
2 chopped tomatoes
1 tsp ginger and garlic paste
1 tbsp corriander leaves
1 tbsp Pudina leaves
1 tbsp yoghurt
1 tsp red chilly pd
1 tsp turmeric pd
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp garam masala pd
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp whole garam masala (Cinamon, Cardamom, Cloves)
Oil
Salt to taste

Method :

Marinate Prawns with salt, red chilly pd, turmeric pd, yoghurt, ginger - garlic paste and lime juice. Refrigerate for 2 hrs or more.

Wash and soak Basmati Rice for 30 mins. Cook Rice with whole garam masalas (Cinamon stick, cloves, Green cardamom)till almost done. Drain the rice and keep aside. 

Heat a pan with oil. Add chopped onion and saute till golden brown. Add chopped tomatoes and cook till soft. Add red chilly pd, turmeric pd, garam masala pd and pudina leaves. Add the marinated prawns to it and mix well. Add 1 tsp of yoghurt again and then salt. Then add the cooked rice and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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