Achari Prawn Biryani
by #Syeda Kishwar Jafri
Achari Prawn Biryani Ingredients
prawns 1/2 kg ( i used small ones )
Onion 2-3 (sliced)
Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp
Tomato 2-4 small (sliced)
Salt 1tsp
Red chili powder 1 ½ tsp
garam masala ½ tsp
Black cardamom 2
Cinnamon 1 small stick
Cloves 4-6
Whole black pepper 6-7
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Curry leaves 2-4
Yogurt ½ cup
Fenugreek seeds(methi dana) 1 tbsp
Fennel seeds (saunf) 1 tbsp
kalonji 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds(rai dana) 1 tbsp
Rice ½ kg
Mint leaves a hand full
Yellow food color ¼ tsp (mixed in little milk)
fresh coriander and mint leaves for garnish
Achari Prawn Biryani preparation method
Take onions, heat oil and fry onion to make them golden. Add garlic and ginger paste, tomatoes, salt, and red chili. Stir together. Add prawns and stir on high flame.
Add black cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, whole black pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves 2-4; fry very well.
Add yogurt in a bowl, mix fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, kalonji and mustard seeds in yogurt. Pour this mixture in prawns. Cover and cook until prawns are cooked DO NOT OVERCOOK prawns will get hard when oil separate. Remove from heat.
Now boil your rice with mint leaves, curry leaves and salt (boil them half not full).
Now arrange one layer of rice, one layer prawns masala again one layer rice, spread filled green chilies, then rice again, some yellow color.
Keep it tight with lid and simmer for 10 minutes. In the end, garnish with fresh coriander and mint leaves; serve with raita.
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