Simple Prawns Biryani

Biryani is a delicious dish made from layering rice with a mixture of yogurt and spice marinated meat, chicken or prawns. In this case, I used prawns and the combination of the yogurt and ginger garlic marinated prawns with the rice was fantastic. I absolutely loved the recipe! Biryani made with prawns is definitely a combination you should try. The fact that it’s easy! I simplified the steps as clearly as I could. I myself was overwhelmed researching different methods of biryani, with some recipes having very convoluted steps. This recipe brings it down to basics it so that biryani can be part of a regular weeknight meal rotation.

Even though it’s easy, this biryani recipe is so packed with flavor that it makes for a really special meal. Perfect for an occasion or when you have people over.

I used ingredients that are very accessible, with spices simplified into easy to find ones. Instead of making a homemade biryani spice blend, I used a ready made blend and enhanced it with a few more spices. The spice level is also moderate, so this is family friendly as well. My relative actually asked for a second plate each!

Ingredients

• 300 gms prawns (shelled, cleaned and washed)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ginger and garlic paste
• 1/2 cup onion paste
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1/4 cup cream
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
• 1/4 cup onions (oil to pan fry), fried
• 1 cup rice (boiled till almost done)

Step by Steps

Step 1:

Mix the turmeric, chilli powder, salt, ginger, garlic, onion, garam masala and 1/2 cup yogurt and marinate the prawns in it, for half an hour.

Step 2:

Then heat the oil and saute the prawn mixture in it over high heat, till brown.

Step 3:

Take off the heat and mix in the rest of the yogurt, cream, coriander and half the fried onions.

Step 4:

Place half the rice in a greased pan in a layer.

Step 5:

Add the prawn mixture in a layer over this and cover with the rest of the rice.

Step 6:

Seal the pan and place over low heat for 20-30 minutes.

Step 7:

Serve hot garnished with the rest of the fried onions.

A delicious step by step take on delicious prawns biryani, with exotic warming flavors packed into one delicious rice dish. Easier than you might think.

Tips

- For biryanis, always choose long grain basmati rice that should be fluffy with every grain separate and not mushy when cooked.

- Pre-soaking of the rice for 30 minutes is a must for perfect biryani recipe.

- Marination of prawns allows the penetration of the flavour deeply, giving you the tastiest biryani ever.

- To add more flavor to the biryani, you can add fried cashews when layering the rice for richer dish.

- Always, use heavy bottom pot with tight fitting lid to make this biryani.

- Never skip adding fried onions (birista) to the biryani for the best flavour. You can head on to this link to see how make birista at home and store it.

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