Prawn Biryani

Recipe Variants

  • Daawat RiceMADE EASY
  • Daawat RiceMADE HEALTHIER

Ingredients

Step by step guide

Ingredients

  • 600 gms prawn, shelled and deveined
  • 1½ cups Daawat Dubar Basmati Rice
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 star anise (phool chakri)
  • 6-8 cloves
  • 12-16 black peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsps lemon juice
  • 1 cup scraped fresh coconut
  • 3 green chillies
  • 12-16 fresh mint leaves + as required
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch ginger, roughly chopped
  • A few fresh coriander sprigs
  • ½ cup fried onions + for garnishing
  • 3 tbsps ghee + for drizzling
  • 2 large onions, sliced
  • 1 inch ginger, cut into strips + for garnishing
  • Garam masala powder for sprinkling
  • 1 tbsp saffron milk

Step by step guide

  • Step 1 Boil 3 cups water in a deep non-stick pan. Add Daawat Dubar Basmati Rice, salt, star anise, cloves, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Then cover and cook till rice is 3/4th done.
  • Step 2 Put prawns in a bowl. Add lemon juice and salt, and set aside.
  • Step 3 Blend together coconut, green chillies, mint leaves, garlic, chopped ginger, and coriander sprigs with water as required to a fine paste. Transfer to a bowl, add prawns and mix well. Add ¼ cup fried onions, mix, and set aside to marinate.
  • Step 4 Heat ghee in a deep non-stick pan. Add onions and sauté till translucent.
  • Step 5 Strain the Daawat Dubar Basmati Rice in a colander and spread half of it on the onions. Top up with half the marinated prawns and spread some of the strained Daawat Dubar Basmati Rice.
  • Step 6 Top with some fried onions and half the ginger strips, drizzle some ghee and sprinkle garam masala powder. Spread remaining marinated prawns and top with a layer of remaining strained Daawat Dubar Basmati Rice.
  • Step 7 Add remaining fried onions, sprinkle some garam masala powder, drizzle saffron milk and add some mint leaves. Cover and cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and let it rest for a few minutes.
  • Step 8 Garnish with fried onions, mint leaves, and ginger strips, and serve hot.

Ingredients

Step by step guide

  • 600 GRAMS PRAWNS, SHELLED AND DEVEINED
  • 1½ CUPS DAAWAT DUBAR BASMATI RICE
  • SALT TO TASTE
  • 1 STAR ANISE (PHOOL CHAKRI)
  • 6-8 CLOVES
  • 12-16 BLACK PEPPERCORNS
  • 2 BAY LEAVES
  • 2 TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE
  • 1 CUP SCRAPED FRESH COCONUT
  • 3 GREEN CHILLIES
  • 12-16 FRESH MINT LEAVES + AS REQUIRED
  • 3 GARLIC CLOVES
  • 1 INCH GINGER, ROUGHLY CHOPPED
  • FEW FRESH CORIANDER SPRIGS
  • ½ CUP FRIED ONIONS + FOR GARNISHING
  • 3 TABLESPOONS GHEE + FOR DRIZZLING
  • 2 LARGE ONIONS, SLICED
  • 1 INCH GINGER, CUT INTO STRIPS + FOR GARNISHING
  • GARAM MASALA POWDER FOR SPRINKLING
  • 1 TABLESPOON SAFFRON MILK
  • STEP 1. BOIL 3 CUPS WATER IN A DEEP NON-STICK PAN. ADD DAAWAT DUBAR BASMATI RICE, SALT, STAR ANISE, CLOVES, PEPPERCORNS AND BAY LEAVES, COVER AND COOK TILL RICE IS 3/4TH DONE.
  • STEP 2. PUT PRAWNS IN A BOWL. ADD LEMON JUICE AND SALT AND SET ASIDE.
  • STEP 3. BLEND TOGETHER COCONUT, GREEN CHILLIES, MINT LEAVES, GARLIC, CHOPPED GINGER AND CORIANDER SPRIGS WITH WATER AS REQUIRED TO A FINE PASTE. TRANSFER TO A BOWL, ADD PRAWNS AND MIX WELL. ADD ¼ CUP FRIED ONIONS, MIX AND SET ASIDE TO MARINATE.
  • STEP 4. HEAT GHEE IN A DEEP NON-STICK PAN. ADD ONIONS AND SAUTÉ TILL TRANSLUCENT.
  • STEP 5. STRAIN THE DAAWAT DUBAR BASMATI RICE IN A COLANDER AND SPREAD HALF OF IT ON THE ONIONS. TOP WITH HALF THE MARINATED PRAWNS AND SPREAD SOME OF THE STRAINED DAAWAT DUBAR BASMATI RICE.
  • STEP 6. TOP WITH SOME FRIED ONIONS AND HALF THE GINGER STRIPS, DRIZZLE SOME GHEE AND SPRINKLE GARAM MASALA POWDER. SPREAD REMAINING MARINATED PRAWNS AND TOP WITH A LAYER OF REMAINING STRAINED DAAWAT DUBAR BASMATI RICE.
  • STEP 7. ADD REMAINING FRIED ONIONS, SPRINKLE SOME GARAM MASALA POWDER, DRIZZLE SAFFRON MILK AND ADD SOME MINT LEAVES. COVER AND COOK ON LOW HEAT FOR 15-20 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND LET IT REST FOR A FEW MINUTES.
  • STEP 8. GARNISH WITH FRIED ONIONS, MINT LEAVES, GINGER STRIPS AND SERVE HOT.

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