Prawn Biryani

Prawn Biryani - Full recipe with Stepwise Pictures and Video. Biryani is one of the easiest yet toughest recipe. I love Biryani 😋 I love to eat biryani and i love to try new and different biryani recipes. Every Sunday i try a new style of biryani, and tis weel i've tried this method. This is very easy and basi way of making biryani. No special masalas added, no dum..only the cooking time and adding the ingredients at a particular time to enhance the taste. I'm sure you all will love this biryani.Let's get started.

Recipe Video:

Ingredients:
Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Prawns - 250 gms
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Curd - 1 tbsp
Green Chilli - 2
Coriander and Mint leaves - a handful
Onion - 2
Tomato - 2

For Marinating Prawns:
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp

To Temper:
Oil- 2 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Cinnamon - 1"
Cardamom - 1
kalpaasi - 1
Cloves - 3
Bay leaf - 1

Method:

1. Marinate the Prawns with the items given under "For Marinating Prawns" for 30 minutes.
2. Soak the Basmati Rice for 30 minutes
3. Heat the pressure cooker and add the items given under"To Temper"
4. Add Onions and Green Chilli
5. Saute well until onion turns soft
6. Add Ginger Garlic paste
7. Add the tomatoes and fry till the tomatoes turn mushy
8. Add the Coriander and Mint leaves
9. Saute well for a minute
10. Add 1 tsp of curd and mix well
11. Add the spice powders, salt and cook till the oil separates
12. Now add the prawns
13. Cook until the prawns oozes out water
14. Now add 1 1/2 cups water [ i've soaked the rice for 30 minutes so I'm adding 1 1/2 cups, if you didn'/t soak the rice add 2 cups depending upon your rice ]
15. Boil well
16. Once the water comes to a rolling boil add the rice
17. Boil again till the biryani also comes to a rolling boil
18. At this stage close the cooker and cook for 1 whistle and rest for 30 minutes
19. Let the cooker release the pressure naturally
20. Biryani is ready, gently fluff up the rice
21. Enjoy Prawn Biryani with Raita or Gravy

With Stepwise Pictures:
Marinate the Prawns with the items given under "For Marinating Prawns" for 30 minutes.

Soak the Basmati Rice for 30 minutes
Heat the pressure cooker and add the items given under"To Temper"
Add Onions and Green Chilli

Saute well until onion turns soft
Add Ginger Garlic paste

Add the tomatoes and fry till the tomatoes turn mushy

Add the Coriander and Mint leaves
Saute well for a minute

Add 1 tsp of curd and mix well

Add the spice powders, salt and cook till the oil separates

Now add the prawns

Cook until the prawns oozes out water

Now add 1 1/2 cups water [ I've soaked the rice for 30 minutes so I'm adding 1 1/2 cups if you didn'/t soak the rice add 2 cups depending upon your rice ]

Boil well

Once the water comes to a rolling boil add the rice

Boil again till the biryani also comes to a rolling boil

At this stage close the cooker and cook for 1 whistle and rest for 30 minutes

Let the cooker release the pressure naturally
Biryani is ready, gently fluff up the rice

Enjoy Prawn Biryani with Raita or Gravy