Prawn / shrimps Biryani (Indian style)
Prawn / shrimps Biryani (Indian style)

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, prawn / shrimps biryani (indian style). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Prawn biryani recipe - Aromatic basmati rice dum cooked with prawns, herbs & spice powders. Biryani is a delicious dish made by cooking fragrant basmati rice with meat, yogurt, spices & herbs. Chicken biryani & mutton biryani are the much popular versions loved by biryani lovers.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook prawn / shrimps biryani (indian style) using 37 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Prawn / shrimps Biryani (Indian style):
  1. Make ready For Marination 500 g Prawns cleaned and de-veined
  2. Get 1/2 cup Yogurt whisked
  3. Take 1 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilli powder
  4. Prepare 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  5. Take 3-4 Green Chillies slit
  6. Take 1/4 cup Fried Onions
  7. Get 2 tsp Garam Masala powder
  8. Make ready 1 tbsp Garlic Paste
  9. Get 3/4 tbsp Ginger Paste
  10. Take 1 tsp Coriander powder
  11. Take 1 inch Cinnamon stick
  12. Get 4 Cardamom
  13. Make ready 4 Cloves
  14. Prepare 5-6 Black peppercorns
  15. Take 1/4 tsp Mace crushed
  16. Prepare 1/4 tsp Nutmeg grated
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp Oil
  18. Prepare Juice of 1 lemon
  19. Get to taste Salt
  20. Make ready to cook prawns
  21. Take 1 Onion large sized, finely sliced
  22. Make ready 1 Tomato large sized, sliced
  23. Take 1/4 cup coriander leaves chopped
  24. Make ready 2 tbsp mint leaves chopped
  25. Prepare 3 tbsp rice
  26. Get for rice
  27. Get 2 cups Long grain basmati rice soaked for 30 mins
  28. Make ready 1 bay leaf
  29. Prepare 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  30. Take 1 inch Cinnamon stick
  31. Prepare Salt
  32. Take 2 Oil
  33. Take Water as required
  34. Take for layering
  35. Get 1/4 cup Fried onions
  36. Get generous pinch of saffron soaked in 2 tbsp water
  37. Get 2 tbsp desi ghee

Add yogurt, fresh mint, half the fresh cilantro and salt. Add biryani masala and half of the fried onions. Prawn biryani aka shrimp biryani is popular as jheenga or jhinga biryani locally in India. Spicy shrimp masala layered with crisp fried onions and aromatic basmati rice, slow cooked to perfection, divine!

Instructions to make Prawn / shrimps Biryani (Indian style):
  1. Marinating Prawn - In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients well. Add prawns, mix. Cover and allow it to marinade for 30 mins under refrigeration..
  2. Cooking The Prawn - Heat 3 tbsps of oil in heavy bottom pan. (we will slow cook the biryani in same pot, so choose the one with tight fitting lid). - Then, add sliced onions and fry until just starts picking up golden colour. - Add bay leaf and sliced tomatoes and sauté on high heat for another minute.
  3. Then, add marinated prawns and and mix. Cook on high heat for minute and then low heat for 3 minutes. Do not add any water and do not over cook the prawns. - Add coriander leaves and mint leaves and mix.
  4. Boiling Rice - In a large pot, add enough water. Add bay leaves, oil, lemon juice and salt. Bring it to a boil. - Add rice and cook until the rice is 70% done.
  5. Layering The Prawn Biryani - Now, top the prawns with fried onions. When the rice is 70% done, using a large colander or slotted spoon take out the rice and layer it evenly over the prawns layer. - Sprinkle the melted ghee over the rice layer. - Sprinkle the saffron water and cover the pot with the tight fitting lid.
  6. Place the pot over a high flame and cook for 5-7 minutes. - Place hot tava/griddle below the pot and keep it for Dum(slow cook) for another 10-12 minutes. - After 15 minutes, switch off the heat and leave as it is for 10 minutes. - After 10 minutes, open the lid, dish out yummy hot prawn biryani and serve with raita of your choice.
  7. Notes - Allow the rice to soak for 30 minutes - Do not use too thick or too watery yogurt. It should be just thick enough to cook the prawns without water. - Marinate the prawns for 30 minutes to deepen the flavour. - Use heavy bottom pot with tight fitting lid to make biryani.

To my knowledge, all I knew was, that this is an Indian style prawn biryani recipe. But, after I situated myself down towards the southern India, the biryani list further enriched. Kerala Style Prawns & Shrimp Biryani (Chemmeen Biryani Recipe) is a robust flavored seafood biryani made from prawns and shrimps. This is a perfect monsoon and winter season food with wonderful coastal flavors within and aroma spreading from this hot Prawns and Shrimp pilaf. Biryani refers to a number of Middle Eastern and Indian dishes made with spices, rice, and meat with a nice creamy yogurt sauce.

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