Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Prawns Biryani



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I keep telling people that one of the biggest tragedies of my life is that my husband is allergic to prawns !! Seriously, i lovvee prawns and he cant even stand the smell of it..!!so the only time i cook it is when i have guests over otherwise i feel guilty about eating it all by myself. The other day i had few prawns leftover from an earlier dinner party and i had no idea what to cook out of it. If i made some curry, that would mean making another curry for my husband. Not a good idea. So i thought of making biryani..made the masala and divided the same masala adding prawns to one pot and chicken to another.. Two biryani, two very happy people :)

Anyways here's the recipe.

Ingredients
2 big onions - finely chopped
ginger - 1 inch piece
garlic - 4 cloves
1 big tomato - finely chopped
Bay leaf - 1
Cloves -4 to 5
coriander leaves - 1 tsp
mint leaves - 4 to 5
chilli powder - 2 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
salt to taste
Prawns : 250 gms - shelled and deveined.
Rice : 3 cups
Water : 4 cups


Method:

Wash and soak the rice for about 10-15 minutes.
Blend together the ginger,garlic, coriander, mint leaves and marinate the prawns in this mixture and set aside. Meanwhile in a heavy bottom vessel, add some oil. Add bay leaf, cloves and fry for a minute. Now add the chopped onions till its soft and golden brown. Add the tomatoes and cook till it starts leaving the oil. Add all the spice powders , garam masala and fry till the raw smell goes away.
Add the prawns and stir fry till the prawns start changing color. Now drain the soaked rice and add it to the pot. Add the water,salt and stir gently to mix everything. Cover the pot with a lid and let it steam on low heat for half an hour.

Serve garnished with fried onions, cashew nuts and chopped coriander


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