Prawn Biryani
One of my absolute favourite biryanis!! Even my darling hubby who is not normally a fan of prawns relished this meal and had seconds!! Spicy and tangy and utterly delicious, a truly awesome meal for all prawn-lovers!!
Ingredients
- prawn masala recipe link in instructions below
- 3 cups basmati rice
- 1 tsp saffron
- 4 cardamom pods
- 2-3 cinnamon sticks
- 2-3 cloves
- 4 tbsp oil
- salt to taste
- 4 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 1-2 chopped green chillies
- juice of half a lemon
- orange food colouring
- fried onions for garnishing
Instructions
- First, prepare the Biryani’s masala using THIS recipe.Next, make the Biryani Rice.Wash and soak the rice for about 20-30 minutes.In the meantime, soak the saffron strands in some warm water and set aside.Bring a big pot of water to boil, add salt, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks and cloves plus about 2 tbsp. of oil.Drain the soaked rice and add it to this water when it is boiling. Cook until the rice is about 3/4 done (takes about 8 minutes), then strain out all the water. Put half the rice back into the pan, drizzle another 2 tbsp. of oil and the saffron water. Add a bit of orange food colour on one side and mix it up a bit with a spoon then add the remaining rice. Cover the pot with a tight lid. Steam this on low heat for 15 minutes or put in a 180 C pre-heated oven for about the same time. Serve the rice with the Biryani Masala on top.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle some extra chopped coriander, some chopped chilli for a spicier result and squeeze a little more lemon juice. If you have extra fried onions you can use them for garnishing. Mix everything gently together gently and serve!
Notes
Alternatively, you can layer the biryani in the pot by placing the cooked masala between the layers of rice in the pot, then steam as directed, for about 15 minutes on low heat. This tends to infuse the lovely biryani flavor into the rice as it steams.
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i made this 2dy and it ws really great gt lot of appreciation from my hubby
Salam alaikum,may Allah bless you fauzia. I have been hearing about you but i just opened your page today.i guess my weight loss program will have to wait cos there are so many things i will like to try here. Pls what is the best rice to use for biryani, i love indian foods.where are you from pls,
W/Salaam, thanks. Basmati rice is best, brands depend on which country you are in. Different countries have different brands.
I tried your prawn biryani
I tried your prawn biryani recipe… turned out really tasty. Thank you
How much is 3 cups basmathi
How much is 3 cups basmathi rice
Each cup of rice is 165gm so
Each cup of rice is 165gm so 3 cups will 495gm so you can just round up to 500gm. 🙂
Im confused…m ur tips page
Im confused…m ur tips page says 1cup rice is 185g
but here on a comment it says 1cup rice is 165g
so what shall i take…. shall i stick to 500g
Am sorry yes, my 1 cup of
Am sorry yes, my 1 cup of rice is 185gm NOT 165gm. So it will be 555gm total for 3 cups of rice.
Assalamu Alaykum,
Assalamu Alaykum,
I m newly added to ur grp n loving ur recpies..
This recipe got a lot of love
This recipe got a lot of love and appreciation. (Actually, “inspired” was a word used to describe this dish 🙂 Therefore, I will obviously be making again–and often. (And I hope you know how much you are appreciated by all of us and by those for whom we cook!)