I think prawn biriyani is the simple one among in all the biriyani. As we all know the biriyani is a long procedure including 3 majour steps.Ingredients
For the rice
1. Basmathi rice - 3 cup
2. water - 6 cup
3. Cardamom - 6 no
4. Cinnamon- 1 medium stick
5.Cloves - 6 no
6.Ghee - 3 tsp
7. Salt for taste
8.Lemon juice -2 tsp
For the masala
1. Prawn - 1/2 kg
2.Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
3.Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
4.Ginger -1 tsp
5.Garlic -1 tsp
6.Onions - 2 big one chopped finely
7.Green chillies - 6 to 7
8.Tomatoes - 1 big one
9.Corriander leaves - one handful
10.Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
11.Oil - 2 tsp
12. Curd - 1/2 cup
For garnishing
1.Cashew nuts- 25 gm
2.Raisins- 25 gm
3.Corriander leaves - one hand ful
4.Onion - 1 big one
5. Ghee to fry
Preparation
1. Wash and drain the rice well.
2.Pour little ghee in vessel and then add cardomom,cinnomon,cloves.
3.Then add measured waterand wait till it boils,to the boiling water add rice.
4.After four or five vissile turn off the burner.
5. Marinate the prawn with 1/2 tsp of ginger,garlic paste ,1/2 tsp of red chilli powder,1/2 tsp of turmeric powder salt for 30 mts .And then shallow fry the prawns in the oil.
6.Then in the same pan saute the onions,ginger,garlic,green chillies,tomatoes well.Then add the rest of red chilli powder,turmeric powder,garam masala ,salt,curd to it and then add the fried prawns to it and cook it for 5 to 6 mts.
7.In a pan heat the ghee and fry the onionstill it turn brown,also fry cashew and raisins.8.In a big vessel pour some ghee and above it spread one portion of prawn masala.
9.Above it one layer of rice,followed by the fried onion ,cashew,raisins and chopped mint and corriander leaves.
10. Then another layer of prawn ,followed by rice and garnishing.Also pour some ghee on top of rice.
11. Cover it with a lid and seal it (with dough of maida).And lightly heat it for 15 mts.This process is called dum.