Kerala and Hyderabad

Prawn biryani

Name: Prawn biryani
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups soaked 30 minutes basmati rice; 500 g cleaned prawns (shrimp); 3 thinly sliced onion; 2 chopped tomato; 2/3 cup curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 3 slit green chilli; a handful mint leaves; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 2 tsp garam masala; 2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Whole spices, bay, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon; a pinch in 2 tbsp warm milk saffron; 2 tbsp milk; 3 1/2 tbsp ghee; 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; Salt, to taste

Juicy prawns layered with fragrant basmati, mint and fried onions. Quicker than any meat biryani.

70 minTime

29 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Coastal dum2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPrawns layered with basmati, spices, mint and fried onions, cooked on dum.

The original

605kcalsame

29 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

70minutessame

Prawn biryani.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice2 cups, soaked 30 minutes

Prawns (shrimp)500 g, cleaned

Onion3, thinly sliced

Tomato2, chopped

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)⅔ cup

Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp

Green chilli3, slit

Mint leavesa handful

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Garam masala2 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Whole spicesbay, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon

Saffrona pinch in 2 tbsp warm milk

Milk2 tbsp

Ghee3½ tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Lemon juice1½ tbsp

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Marinate prawns with half the ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric, lemon and salt for 15 minutes.
2Fry the onions in oil until deep brown; keep half for layering.
3Fry the rest of the paste, tomatoes, curd, garam masala, chillies and herbs. Add prawns and cook 3 minutes.
4Boil rice with whole spices and salt until 70% cooked. Drain.
5Layer rice over masala, top with onions, mint, saffron milk and ghee. Cover tightly and cook on low 15 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve on a platter with fried onions and mint on top, raita and salan on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Kerala and Hyderabad

Prawn biryani

Juicy prawns layered with fragrant basmati, mint and fried onions. Quicker than any meat biryani.

70 minTime

29 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Coastal dum2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPrawns layered with basmati, spices, mint and fried onions, cooked on dum.

The original

605kcalsame

29 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

70minutessame

Prawn biryani.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice2 cups, soaked 30 minutes

Prawns (shrimp)500 g, cleaned

Onion3, thinly sliced

Tomato2, chopped

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)⅔ cup

Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp

Green chilli3, slit

Mint leavesa handful

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Garam masala2 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Whole spicesbay, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon

Saffrona pinch in 2 tbsp warm milk

Milk2 tbsp

Ghee3½ tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Lemon juice1½ tbsp

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Marinate prawns with half the ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric, lemon and salt for 15 minutes.
2Fry the onions in oil until deep brown; keep half for layering.
3Fry the rest of the paste, tomatoes, curd, garam masala, chillies and herbs. Add prawns and cook 3 minutes.
4Boil rice with whole spices and salt until 70% cooked. Drain.
5Layer rice over masala, top with onions, mint, saffron milk and ghee. Cover tightly and cook on low 15 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve on a platter with fried onions and mint on top, raita and salan on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Prawn biryani

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Prawn biryani

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