Sunday, February 24, 2013

BUTTON PRAWN BIRYANI


             
Enjoy the recipe
Ingredients required

  • Basmati rice - 2 cups
  • Prawn - 300 gms
  • Oil - to fry
  • Onion - 1
  • Green chilly - 2 
  • Cloves - 4
  • Cinnamon stick - 2
  • Javitri(Mace) - 2
  • Sajeera - ¼ tsp
  • Black cardamom - 1
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
  • Food color(Saffron) - pinch
  • Mint leaves - ¼ cup
  • Coriander leaves - ½ cup
  • Yogurt(Curd) - ½ cup
  • Red chilly powder - ¼ tsp
  • Salt - 1½ tsp
      Masala ingredients
  • Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
  • Coriander seeds - ½ tsp
  • Pepper corn - 10
  • Cloves - 2
  • Cinnamon stick - 1

      Method to prepare
      1. Soak basmati rice for half an hour, cook the rice by adding ½ tsp of salt, 1 tsp of oil and keep aside. The consistency 
          of the rice should be half cooked.
      2. Dry roast all masala ingredients and make a fine masala paste.
      3. Take a bowl, add prawns, ½ tsp salt, ginger garlic paste,  ½ tsp prepared masala powder, mix well and keep this mix aside.
      4. Take  a pan, pour oil and allow to heat. Add the  above prawn mix, fry for 8 to 10 minutes and take out.
          (while frying, water oozes out and gets evaporated)
      5. In the same pan, add finely sliced onions, fry until they get golden brown in colour, take out and keep aside.
      6. Take a kadai, add 4 tsp oil and allow to heat. Add cloves, cinnamon stick, Javitri (mace), sajeera and Black cardamom, 
          fry for 2 minutes in low flame.
      7. Add ginger garlic paste, green chilly, mint leaves, coriander leaves and fry for another 2 minutes.
      8. Add rest of the prepared masala powder, salt, red chilly powder, mix once. Add fried prawns, yogurt and cook for a 
          couple of minutes. 
      9. Add cooked rice and spread evenly. Then add fried onions, coriander leaves, sprinkle saffron color and close with a 
          air tight lid.
    10. Cook for 6 to 7 minutes in low flame and switch off the flame.
    11. Color full and delicious button prawn biryani is ready, serve it hot & enjoy the dish.

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