Prawns (shrimp) Briyani / Prawn Dum Briyani

Mouthwatering Prawns Briyani Recipe... We love sea food at home.. I wanted to make some nice dish from fresh prawns.. Hence came up with idea of making prawn briyani.. Turned out damn delicious and yummy. Generally fish briyani is made with yogurt.. Here the prawn is marinate in yogurt masala and cook along with 3/4 cooked rice..... 

This shrimp briyani is very popular in hyderabad and easy to make, Adding fried onions make the briyani more flavourful and delicious one..I know everyone love briyani, It can be made pretty much with anything. The real tasty briyani is in the making of it.. Briyani can be made in a pressure cooker, but the real aroma of the briyani comes only when it is made in dum...

I have posted many briyani recipe in my blog, so here it is...

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Hope that you must try this recipe and comments about the briyani how it's come out...

Preparation time : 151 mins

Marination time : 1/2 hour

Cooking time : 30 to 35 mins

Serve - 3

INGREDIENTS :

Basmati rice - 1 cup

Oil - 2 tbspn

Ghee - 2 tbspn

Fried onion - 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn

Coriander leaves - few

Mint leaves - few

Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Salt - as needed

FOR MARINATING PRAWNS :

Prawns - 20 medium size

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tspn

Cumin powder - 1/4 tspn

Thick yogurt - 1/2 cup

Lemon - 1/2 

Salt - 1/2 tspn

METHOD :

• Wash and soak the rice for 30 mins.. Drain and set aside..
• Refer this post for "How to cook basmati rice"
• Mix the prawns with the marination and set aside for 1/2 hour.
• Heat ghee and oil in a pot in which you are going to make briyani..
• Add in ginger garlic paste and toss well..
• Now add in prawns and cook on high flame and add in 1/2 of the fried onions..
• Saute it well for few seconds...
• Then add in garam masala and mix well.
• Now it's time to layer in 3/4 cooked basmati rice and spread it evenly...
• Sprinkle in the remaining fried onions.
• Some chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves..
• Atlast add in thick coconut milk....
• Cover with a tight lid and put on the very low flame for 10 to 15 mins.
• After 15 mins no need to open for 10 mins..
• Open and fluff lightly... Serve hot...

PICTORIAL :

Take some prawns in a bowl

Rice should be 95 % cooked 

Add in all spices powder

Salt

Thick yogurt

Squeeze some lemon juice

Now add in prawns

Mix well and marinate for 1/2 hour

Now take your ingredients

Heat a pan with ghee and oil

Add in ginger garlic paste

Toss well in the oil

Niow add in marinated prawns

Toss lightly in the oil

Add few fried onions 

It's time to mix

Now it cook for few seconds

Add some garam masala powder

Now layer the cooked basmati rice

Spread it evenly

Add in fried onions

Few coriander and mint leaves

Add in some thick coconut milk

Cover it with a lid and 

let it cook for 15 min in low heat

Now it's time to open

Give a gentle toss

Fluffy, yum yummy..

Now it's done 

Serve hot

Colourful briyani

Enjoy...