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Shrimp or Prawn Biriyani

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Basmati Rice
  • 4 cups of Water to cook the rice
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 inch stick cinnamon
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 2 Star anise
  • 5 Cardamoms
  • 2 Black Cardamoms
  • 5 Cloves
  • 2 cups sliced Onions
  • 1/4 cup Cashew nuts
  • 1 tbsp sliced green Chillies
  • 500 gms Shrimp or Prawn
  • 2 tbsps Biriyani Masala
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp Ginger &Garlic paste
  • 2 cups Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup of Water
  • Pinch of Saffron strands
  • 1/4 cup hot Milk
  • Pinch powder food colouring optional
  • Fresh Coriander and Mint leaves

Method
 

  1. Soak the rice for at least 30 mins and then rinse a few times to remove excess starch
  2. Add the water to the rice with the salt and bring to the boil
  3. Add the whole spices cover and cook till its 3/4 done
  4. Drain any excess water
  5. Steep a pinch of saffron strands in some hot milk
  6. In another pot heat some oil and add the onions
  7. Sauté till it’s caramelized and then remove half
  8. Add the cashew nuts to the other half and keep cooking
  9. Remove the fried onions and cashew nuts and reserve for garnish
  10. Add the first half of the onions back into the pot with the green chillies
  11. Add the shrimp, biriyani masala & the turmeric
  12. Add the ginger and garlic paste and the tomatoes, mix, cover and cook for about 10 – 15 mins
  13. Time cooking the rice and the gravy at about the same time so the rice is still hot
  14. Layer the rice on top of the shrimp
  15. Add the saffron milk
  16. Add the fried onions, cashews and a little food colouring
  17. Cover with foil to seal and cook in a 350 degree oven for another 15 – 20 mins
  18. Fluff with a fork and serve with some coriander and mint leaves