Swetha’s Cookbook

Prawns Biryani

I learned this recipe from my friend, who is an expert in doing shrimp biryani. Generally I always do chicken and mutton biryani, but I tried this recipe and it is awesome. After eating my friend’s recipe immediately I took this recipe from her and tried it the next day.definetly you will love this recipe.

Ingredients:

Basmati   rice-4cups
Water-6cups
Onion (medium size)-1(cut each half into 4cubes)
Cloves-13
Bayleaf-2
Cinnamon-5, 2-inch pieces
Ginger garlic paste -1tbsp+1tbsp
Biryani masala-1 packet (50 grams)
Curry leaves-5 springs
Coariander-handfull
Mint leaves-one fist.
Prawns-2lb
Salt-to taste
Chilli powder-2tbsp
Coriander powder-3tsp
Oil-3tbsp
Redchillies-4

Pre-process:

1. Shell, devein prawns, wash well and drain.

Prawns Biryani1

Procedure:

1. Take a kadai and add prawns, 1tbsp ginger garlic paste, and chilli powder, salt and mix well, cook until prawns are cooked.
2. Mean while take pressure cooker, heat oil in it and add cloves, cinnamon, bayleaf,redchillies and fry for a minute.
3. Add   onions and fry for 2 minutes and add green chillies, curryleaves and fry for 2 minutes, till onions are slightly brown.
4. Add coriander leaves, mint leaves and mix well, and  add 1tbsp ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes away.
5. Now add rice to kadai and fry rice for 2 minute till rice turns to little whitish colour.Dont over fry rice.
6. Now add biryani masala, salt, turmeric and fry for a minute.
7. Add prawns to rice and fry for 2 minutes and add water and keep cooker lid but don’t keep whistle.
8. Cook without putting whistle for 20 minutes or more until rice is cooked and serve hot.

Note:

1. Depending upon type of rice, amount of water may vary.
2. I used Shan biryani masala and so added whole packet, depending upon type of masala amount of masala may vary.
3. While adding salt be careful as you are adding salt to prawns and to rice, even some times biryani masalas may have salt in them depending on brand of masala.
4. If you want your biryani to be colorful take some red food colour and mix it in water and sprinkle over rice after biryani is done.

1. Krish Says:
   February 27th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

   Excellent dish..



2. swetha Says:
   February 28th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

   thanks for your comment krish.



3. Radhika Says:
   April 23rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm

   red food color ante enti ,swetha??



4. swetha Says:
   April 25th, 2009 at 2:45 pm

   hi radhika
   red colour is a food colour which we use in chicken65 etc.