Prawn Biryani
A step-by-step recipe for making aromatic and tasty prawn biryani using simple ingredients which is super simple and easy.
Ingredients
For Making Coconut Milk
- 1 pc coconut grated (medium)
- 1 cup water
For Prawn Biryani
- 500 gm prawn
- 3 cups polao rice
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup onion chopped/sliced
- 2 tbsp onion paste
- 1 tbsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2-1 pcs bay leaves
- 2-1 pcs cinnamon
- 3-4 pcs cardamom
- 7-8 pcs black pepper
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/3 cup sour yogurt
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 8 cups water
- 1 cup coconut milk
- raisins as needed
- 10-15 pcs cashew nuts divided in half
- 5-6 pcs green chili
Instructions
Making The Coconut Milk:
- In a mixing bowl take 1 cup of grated coconut.
- Add 1 cup of water and mix coconut well with water.
- Remove the coconut from the water by squeezing it well.
- In a separate bowl, strain the water. Your coconut milk is ready.
Cook Prawn Biryani:
- Soak rice in the water for 10 mins.
- In a pan, add 1/2 cup of oil and start heating. Add 1 cup of chopped onion. Stir until it turns slightly brown.
- Add 2 tbsp onion paste. Stir until the raw smell disappears.
- Add salt and red chili powder. Stir well.
- Add a little bit of water. Stir until the oil separates.
- When oil separates, add prawns which are washed and cut properly.
- Mix well. Keep stirring for 2-3 mins. Add a little bit of water during the process.
- Close the lid and cook for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Open the lid and cook until the water is dry. Remove the prawns from the pan, not the gravy.
- Add bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, and black pepper to the gravy. Stir for 1-2 mins.
- Add garlic paste, and ginger paste and stir very well for some time. Add a little water in the process if needed.
- Add 1/3 cup of sour yogurt. Sour yogurt should be well broken before adding so that it mixes well with spices.
- Add salt, and sugar and keep stirring until oil separates.
- Wash, drain, and add rice to the gravy.
- Give a good mix and fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Add 6 cups of hot water. Give a mix.
- Add 1 cup of coconut milk which we previously made.
- Stir and close the lid. Cook for 5 mins.
- Add raisins, and cashew nuts. Mix and close the lid. Cook for 3-4 mins.
- When the water is reduced a bit add the cooked prawns. Give a good mix.
- Add green chili. Mix a bit, and close the lid.
- Cook on low heat for 15-20 mins.
- Mix and keep it under low heat for another 10 mins.
- Best served hot!
