Prawn Biriyani

(Indian biryani recipe)

Prawn biriyani ingredients:

• 500g chicken (cut into medium size pieces) 
• 2 cups basmati rice             
• 4 tbsp ghee                     
• 1 onion sliced (medium, sliced) 
• 1 tomato (medium, finely chopped) 
• 5 green chillies or to taste       
• 2" ginger root                
• 5 garlic flakes                  
• a pinch saffron (optional)              
• ¾ cup coconut milk       
• ½ cup coriander leaves (roughly chopped) 
• ½ cup mint leaves  (roughly chopped) 
• 3¼ cup water 

Seasoning Ingredients:

• 2 cardamoms 
• 2 cloves 
• 1" cinnamon stick 
• 1 star aniseed 
• 10 cashewnuts 

Prawn biriyani recipe: 

• Clean and wash the prawns and drain all the water and keep aside. 
• Make a paste with ginger, garlic and green chillies. 
• Clean and wash the rice with plenty of water and keep aside. 
• Heat a pressure cooker with ghee. 
• Add all the seasoning ingrediens and saut'e for few seconds. 
• Add sliced onions and saut'e for 2-3 mins. 
• Add ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes, prawns and salt. 
• Saut'e till the raw smell disappears. 
• Add basmati rice and combine well. 
• Add coconut milk,water and chopped coriander and mint leaves. 
• Adjust salt and close the pressure cooker. 
• Pressure cook for two whistles. 
• Remove from flame and allow it to cool for sometime. 
• Transfer to serving bowl and serve your prawn biriyani with raita. 

Prep.time: 20 mins

cooking time: 30-45 mins

Serves: 3-4