Quick and Easy Prawn Biryani Recipe

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Directions

• Step1In a bowl add prawns with chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, lime juice and salt and mix it well and marinate prawns for 20 min.
• Step2Soak basmati rice in water for 30 min.

To make the biryani rice

• Step1Heat oil / ghee in a large pan and saute the onion until golden brown and add sugar which will help the onion to caramelize faster and remove it and keep it aside.
• Step2In the pan add cashew nuts, raisins and saute for 2 and keep it aside.
• Step3Add little oil in the pan or in the vessel.
• Step4Add bay leaf, star anise, cinnamon and black cardamom and saute until it leaves a nice aroma.
• Step5Add coconut milk and mace powder and stir it nicely.
• Step6Add the soaked basmati rice and water and cook uncovered on high heat.
• Step7When the water is reduced lower the heat and cover tightly with a lid and cook till the rice is half cooked and strain if any excess water from the rice.
• Step8Blend all the ingredients for white paste and grind until a smooth paste is formed and add little water if required.
• Step9Take oil/ ghee in a wide bottomed vessel and add caraway seed, green cardamom, bay leaf, peppercorn, cinnamon stick, black cardamom and stone flower.
• Step10Saute for a minute then add onion and add some salt, stir for 2 to 3 min until they change color to light brown.
• Step11Add tomatoes, green chilies, and ginger-garlic paste and Mix it nicely.
• Step12Add pepper powder and stir until tomatoes are slightly soft.
• Step13Add coriander leaves mix all nicely.
• Step14Add biryani masala and garam masala powder and stir it well.
• Step15Add the grounded white paste. If you like it spicy then add some more red chili powder at this time and stir all nicely.
• Step16Finally, add prawns and cover with the lid and cook with some water.
• Step17Cook until potatoes are half cooked. Check the taste and add any spices if required.
• Step18Take big vessel/pan for stacking layers for biryani.
• Step19Spread some prawns gravy first and spread some parboiled rice enough to cover the prawn’s gravy.
• Step20Place some fried onion, ghee, mint leaves, saffron strands, fried cashews and raisins over the parboiled rice.
• Step21Again spread prawns gravy, then parboiled rice, again spread some fried onion, ghee, mint leaves, saffron strands, fried cashews, and raisins.
• Step22Cover tightly with a heavy weight and cook till done.
• Step23It takes an about25 min to cook on a low flame.
• Step24Just remove one potato and check if potatoes are cooked.
• Step25Serve prawns biryani with fried onion and salad.

• This is a hot spicy biryani so add spices as per your taste and preference.
• Instead of making a white paste you could use yogurt.
• If you wish you skip coconut milk, but coconut milk imparts a nice flavor to this biryani.
• While layering any biryani start with gravy first and end with rice on top.
• While frying onion if you add a dash of sugar and salt. The onion will fry much faster and caramelize soon.
• You can prepare this biryani with any fish fillets.

Also, Read Ramzan Special Chicken Biryani Recipe

Meghna Nath