Prawns Biryani – Shrimp Biriyani

Prawns Biryani – Shrimp Biriyani

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MOM MADE!:) Don’t you agree? Once you are married and living on your own, there’s nothing better than coming home to have some of your moms cooking. I’m just back from a holiday at home and my mom made this Prawns Biryani. Saying it was good, would be an understatement. I loved it. And we made it again before I left so that I could share the deliciousness with you. The masala is so light and flavorful and the perfectly scented rice with mind-blowing prawns. Hmm, I think I will make it again soon. I recommend it with the smaller sized prawns. Watch the video in Malayalam on this page Or in English on Recipe page.

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Prawns Biryani – Shrimp Biriyani

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How to make Prawns Biryani – Shrimp Biriyani- Recipe at a glance WITH STEPWISE IMAGES:

Cook the Rice:

• Cook Rice, with ghee, spices, onion, salt, coconut milk and water.
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• Fluff up the rice with a fork and set aside covered.
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The Prawns Masala:

• Marinate prawns.
• Par-cook the prawns in earthenware. Reserve the prawns and gravy separately.
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• Fry the par-cooked prawns lightly, adding ladlefuls of the prawn gravy as you do so.
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• Make Masala.
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• Return the prawns.
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• Proceed to do the ‘Dum’ Cooking. Steam sealed cooking of masala with rice.
• Garnish with fried onion, cashew, raisins..serve with Challaas.. (On recipe page)

Ingredients:

For the rice:

• 3 cups Jeerakasala/ Kaima rice or basmati
• 5 ¾ cups boiled water plus ½ cup coconut milk ( you can use only water, but the coconut milk adds a wonderful depth of flavour).
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 tsp aniseed
• 4 cardamom pods, crushed
• 8 cloves
• 1 stick of cinnamon
• 2- 3 Tbsp ghee
• salt to taste 2- 2½ tsp
• 1 tsp lime juice

For Prawn Masala:

• 1 kg, smaller sized shrimp/prawns: peeled, deveined and rinsed once (About 600-700 gms once cleaned and heads removed)
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• ½ tsp garam masala ( see garam masala recipe)
• 3-4 Tbsp oil
• 4 onions, sliced
• 2 Tbsp ginger, crushed
• 2 Tbsp garlic, crushed
• ½ cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
• 3 Tbsp fresh mint leaves

To Marinate:

• ½ cup yoghurt
• 3-4 green chillies, crushed 
• 3 – 6 large cloves of garlic, crushed 
• 1 knob of ginger, crushed 
• 2 Tbsp sliced onion
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp turmeric powder

Garnish: 

• 2 onions, very finely sliced ( use a mandoline slicer)
• ½ cup cashew nuts
• ¼ cup golden raisins/sultanas
• chopped coriander

It is recommended that you open the recipe page and keep this page going if you like to WATCH / LISTEN to the video alongside the written instructions.

Key Ingredients:Prawns (shrimp), Basmati, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Mint, Coriander, Oil, Ghee, Fresh Lime Juice, Yoghurt, Cashew nut, Sultanas, Salt, Spices.

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