Prawns Biriyani

For the rice

Ingredients

• Ghee    -     4 tbsp 
• Oil     -     1 tbsp
• Onion     -     2, finely sliced 
• Cashew     -     1 Tbsp 
• Raisin     -     1 Tbsp
• Basmati rice     -     3 cup 
• Boiling water     -     4 1/2 cup
• Salt     -     to taste 

 Method

Wash and clean the basmati rice. Keep it aside. Heat ghee and oil in a deep pan. When it becomes a little hot, add the sliced onion and fry on low flame till golden brown. Move it from the oil to a kitchen towel. Add the cashew to the same oil and fry till golden. Then add raisins, stir and remove it and keep aside. To the same oil add rice and fry this lightly for about 5 minutes in low flame. Add enough salt to this and add the boiling water and mix well. Cook covered on low flame stirring occasionally.  Remove it from the flame when the rice is fully done.

For the prawn masala

Ingredients

• Big prawns (cleaned)   -   500 gram 
• Red chilly powder   -  2 tsp 
• Turmeric powder  - 1/4 tsp 
• Salt   -   to taste 
• Oil   -   2  -  3 tbsp ( for frying ) 

Method 

Take the cleaned prawns in a bowl and drain excess water. Marinate it with the above ingredients. Heat oil in a pan and fry the prawns just till cooked. Keep it aside.

Ingredients 

• Onion  -  5 big ( sliced )
• Ginger  -  2 pieces 
• Garlic  -  10 - 12 big cloves
• Green chilly  -  8 ( according to taste )
• Yogurt  (curd ) -  1/4 cup 
• Tomato   -   2 big
• Red chilly powder   -   1 tsp 
• Turmeric powder   -   1/4 tsp  
• Garam masala powder     -   1/2  +  1 tsp for layering 
• Lemon juice   -   1 tbsp 
• Coriander leaves   -   3 tbsp +  2 tbsp for layering 
• Salt   -   to taste 
• Ghee   -   3 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in a deep pan, add sliced onion and saute till soft. Add little salt and combine well. In the mean time, grind together ginger, garlic and green chilly with yogurt. Add this to the onion and saute till the raw smell disappears. Add the chopped tomato to this and cook till soft. To this add some red chilly powder, turmeric powder and saute till the raw smell disappear. Add the fried prawns and the remaining oil, in which the prawns are fried and mix evenly. Now add garam masala powder, lemon juice and coriander leaves and mix well. Cook for another  4  -  5 minutes and remove from the flame.

Layering

Method

Sprinkle a little fried onion and garam masala over the prawns  masala. Now mix the fried onins, cashew, raisins and garam masala and keep aside for layering. Layer 1/4 the rice over the masala and spread a little fried onion mixture. Again layer the rice and repeat the process. Finally top it with fried onion, cashew, raisins and coriander leaves and keep it covered on low flame for Dum for about 10 - 15 mins and remove from flame. Now slowly seperate the rice from the masala to another vessel and mix well.  Serve hot.