🦐🍚 Delicious Prawn Biryani: A Royal Seafood Treat

🛒 Ingredients

For the rice:

• 2 cups basmati rice (washed & soaked 30 min)
• 4 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 2–3 cloves
• 1 cardamom
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• Salt (to taste)

For the prawns masala:

• 500g prawns (cleaned & deveined)
• 2 large onions (thinly sliced)
• 2 tomatoes (chopped)
• 2–3 green chilies (slit)
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp garam masala powder
• ½ tsp biryani masala
• ½ cup curd (whisked)
• A few mint leaves & coriander leaves (chopped)
• 2 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp ghee

For garnish:

• Fried onions
• Mint & coriander leaves
• Saffron milk (optional – soak a few strands in warm milk)

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Cook the rice
   • Boil water with whole spices & salt.
   • Add soaked rice and cook until 70–80% done. Drain & set aside.
2. Prepare prawn masala
   • Heat oil + ghee, sauté onions till golden.
   • Add ginger garlic paste, fry till raw smell goes.
   • Add tomatoes, turmeric, chili, coriander powder. Cook till oil separates.
   • Add prawns, cook 3–4 minutes (don’t overcook).
   • Add whisked curd, garam masala, biryani masala, mint & coriander leaves. Mix well.
3. Layering
   • In a heavy-bottom pan, spread half cooked rice.
   • Add prawn masala layer, then another rice layer.
   • Sprinkle fried onions, mint, coriander, saffron milk.
   • Cover with tight lid (or seal with dough) and dum cook on low flame 20 minutes.
4. Serve hot with raita or boiled egg 🥚.