Name: Best Prawn Biriyani
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 Kg Tiger prawns; 2 cups Basmati rice; 5 nos Green chilly; 2 dsp Red chilly powder; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 6 nos Cardamom (Elakka); 6 nos Cloves (Grambu); 1 cup Shallots (Kujulli); 2 nos Bay Leaf (Karuga ela); 1/2 cup Cashew nuts; 1 cup Coriander leaves; 250 ml Ghee; Salt (As reqd); 1 cup Coconut milk; 2 tsp Poppy seeds (Khus khus); 6 nos Cardamoms (Elakka); 6 nos Cloves (Grambu); 1/2 cup Coconut pieces; 2 inch Ginger; 1/4 cup Garlic cloves; Nutmeg (small piece, Jathikka); 1 inch Cinnamon (Karugapatta)

Best Prawn Biriyani

Prawn Biriyani - Andhra Style

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Andhra

Servings people

Ingredients

1 Kg Tiger prawns
2 cups Basmati rice
5 nos Green chilly
2 dsp Red chilly powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
6 nos Cardamom Elakka
6 nos Cloves Grambu
1 cup Shallots Kujulli
2 nos Bay Leaf Karuga ela
1/2 cup Cashew nuts
1 cup Coriander leaves
250 ml Ghee
Salt As reqd
1 cup Coconut milk

Ingredients for Spicy Paste:-

2 tsp Poppy seeds Khus khus
6 nos Cardamoms Elakka
6 nos Cloves Grambu
1/2 cup Coconut pieces
2 inch Ginger
1/4 cup Garlic cloves
Nutmeg small piece, Jathikka
1 inch Cinnamon Karugapatta

Instructions

Peal and wash the prawns. Remove the dorsal alimentary tract of each prawn and wash again. Drain out water totally.
Apply two spoons of ghee, two spoons of salt, red chilly powder and turmeric powder to the prawns and leave for marination.
Add all the ingredients of spicy paste to a blender and prepare a paste.
Wash and drain the rice.
Take a deep bottomed vessel, add ghee and heat. Add cardamom, cloves, bay leaf and cashew nuts and saute well. Add the marinated prawns and fry well. Add the onion pieces and split green chillies. Fry till ghee shows up.
Now add the rice, mix well and fry for about five minutes. Add three cups of water and one cup of coconut milk and enough salt. Mix thoroughly and cook on medium flame till the preparation is done.
Top with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with curd raitha.

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Best Prawn Biriyani