King Prawn Briyani

 Ingredients:
king prawn - 25 pieces, peeled, deveined and rinsed.
basmati rice - 500 gm
large onions sliced - 2
medium tomato sliced - 2
ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
garam masala - 1 tsp( cinnamon,cardamom and clove mix)
chilli powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - quarter tsp
cumin powder,fennel powder - each half tsp
fresh yogurt -100- 150 ml
lime juice - 2 tbsp
green chilli - 4
chopped coriander & mint leaves - each quarter cup
oil - 100 ml
ghee - 50 ml
2 pinch saffron mixed with 4 tbsp milk or pinch orange red colour
salt - to taste.

Serves - 4-5

Steps to follow:
Marinate the prawns with 2 tsp gg paste, half tsp chilli powder, quarter tsp turmeric powder, 1tbsp lime juice  and salt to taste.
Soak the rice for half an hour.

 Grease the heavy based pan and add the marinated prawns.Cook until all the water gets reduced.

 Heat oil ghee mix in a heavy bottomed vessel add sliced onion stir till golden brown,add ginger garlic paste garam masala and stir well in a low flame, add nicely chopped tomatoes,green chilli,and chopped coriander,mint  leaves and add little salt Close with lid and leave the  tomatoes to cook.,then add half tsp chilli powder,cumin,fennel powder, and stir well,add beaten curd and low the fire,let the oil oozes out.Transfer the cooked prawns to the briyani masala in the vessel, mix well and check the salt to taste.

Meanwhile  in a vessel add the soaked rice and add salt to taste  in a  boiling water and cook for 5-10 minutes,then drain.

 Then cover with drained rice and smooth the surface gently Sprinkle 1 tbsp lime juice and pour the  saffron milk or colour added milk over the rice.Place the  piece of aluminium foil  directly on top.Cover and steam gently over a low heat for 15 minutes.

 Gently toss the rice and prawns.Serve hot with onion  raitha.

Now the delicious prawn briyani  is ready to serve.

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