Prawn Biryani | Shrimp Biryani

Preparation time: 20 mins

Cooking time: 20-30mins

Ingredients

500gms Prawn/Shrimp

1 ½ onions (thinly sliced)

2 tomatoes

1 green chilly

¾ tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1tsp turmeric powder

Few mint leaves

Coriander leaves

1 cup of basmati rice

2 cups of water

Salt

Ghee/oil

To splutter:

1 bay leaf

2 cloves

1 inch cinnamon stick

2 cardamoms

Method

• Wash and soak rice in water for about 15-20 mins.
• Clean prawns, devein and rinse off with turmeric powder. Marinate the prawns in half of chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and ginger garlic paste. Keep aside for 10-15 mins.

• In a wok heat ghee/oil and splutter the items given.

• Fry onions till transparent and sauté ginger-garlic paste, green chilly till the raw smell leaves.

• Cook tomatoes till mushy and add mint and coriander leaves. Keep some for garnishing.

• Now add the marinated prawns and salt, mix well.

• Add the soaked rice and mix it well with the prawns.

• Add water to the rice and cook till the rice turns soft. Cook in low flame.

• Serve hot with onion raitha.

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