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Prawn Rice

Prawn Rice

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 glass Basmati Rice / பாசுமதி அரிசி
  • Spices bay leaves, cardamom, star anise, Cinnamon, 3 cloves
  • 3 tsp Oil
  • 1 kg Prawns
  • 2-3 big Onions / வெங்காயம் chopped lengthwise
  • 1 tsp Ginger / இஞ்சி finely chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic / பூண்டு finely chopped
  • few Curry Leaves / கறிவேப்பிலை
  • 2 tsp Chilly Powder / மிளகாய் தூள்
  • 2 tsp Coriander Powder / மல்லித்தூள்
  • 1 small tomato
  • required Salt

Instructions
 

  • Soaked 2 glass of basmati rice for 1/2 an hour. First let us cook rice, Boil 10 glass of water in a open vessel, along with 2 bay leaves, cardamom, star anise.
  • Cinnamon, 3 cloves, a tsp of oil or ghee and required salt
  • You can also add ghee if required.
  • Add required salt so that rice will tastes good.
  • After the water starts boiling add soaked basmati rice to the boiling water.
  • Mix well and allow to cook
  • Check in between if its 98% done, switch off and drain excess water
  • Once the water is completely drained, transfer to a plate or mixing bowl and allow to cool.
  • So that rice is seperate and non sticky
  • Took 1 kg of cleaned prawns, washed and drained completely
  • Add to a pan or pot and cook in its own juice
  • Cook till prawn leaves water and shrinks well. Once its done transfer to a plate.
  • In the same pan add 2-3 tsp of sesame oil. sesame oil gives nice taste to the recipe
  • Add finely chopped ginger and garlic saute well
  • Along with it add lengthwise chopped 2 onion. You can also add more onions if required it gives nice taste.
  • Add required salt and curry leaves.
  • Add 1 and 1/2 tsp chilly powder and 1-2 tsp coriander powder
  • Mix well do not burn them. Keep in medium flame.
  • Add chopped 1 tomato its optional.
  • After the masala is saute well add cooked prawns
  • Saute till the prawns bind well with masalas. Switch off once done. It takes almost minimum of 5 mins
  • The rice has cooled a bit and its seperate grains now.
  • Add the prepared prawn masala to the rice
  • Mix gently, you can also add fried onions and mint leaves to enhance the flavor.
  • Once done serve hot. you no need any side dish for this rice, if need serve with onion and cucumber raita.
    Prawn Rice