According to me Prawn(s) Biryani is one of the simple, aromatic and flavourful compared to chicken or mutton biryani’s. The only time consuming part is cleaning and deveining of prawns. A perfect marination and correct blend of spices are the key steps involved in making any biryani. Biryani is such a recipe that it can be mastered only by making it more number of times. I love to make biryani often as it is perfect one pot meal and I feel it easy to make at times.
My Mom-in-law always grinds fresh ginger-garlic paste and pluck fresh mint and coriander leaves whenever is she going to make biryani. She says the fresh the flavour of the herbs and spices the aromatic and delectable the biryani is. The making procedure of biryani may wary from my mom to mom-in-law but the end result is redolent and delectable. Prawns need less time for marination and cooking, so I feel prawn biryani to one of the simple among other types of non-veg biryani’s. As I said it is perfect one pot meal, but if you are in good mood or cooking for guest then delectable dalcha and dahi ki chutney are the perfect side dishes that enhance the flavour of biryani and pampers your taste buds with royalty. Try and indulge!
Prawns Biryani
- 3 cups Basmati Rice
- ½ Kg Prawns, deviened, scrubbed with sea salt and washed *
- 1 big Onion, peeled and finely sliced
- 2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 3 tbsp Curd
- 2 tbsp Red chilli powder
- ½ tbsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Garam Masala **
- 3-4 Cardamoms
- 5-6 Cloves
- 2 2’inch Cinnomon sticks
- 1 star Anise
- 3 tbsp fresh Lemon juice
- handful fresh Coriander leaves, chopped
- handful fresh Mint leaves
- 2 tbsp lukewarm Milk
- ½ tbsp Kesar/Saffron
- ½ cup Ghee/clarified butter
- Salt
PREPARATION:
MARINATION:
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In a bowl mix prawns, salt *, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, pinch of garam masala and curd. Add few coriander and mint leaves. Mix well and leave for atleast one hour in the fridge.
MEAN TIME :
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In the mean time wash and soak basmati rice. In a small bowl mix lukewarm milk and kesar. Set aside.
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In a heavy bottom cooking vessel or kadai add ghee and to this add 2 cardamom, 3 cloves and 1 2’inch stick cinnamon.
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Let the spices release the aroma. To this add sliced onions and fry till nice golden brown. Once the onions are crisp and nice brown turn off the heat, strain out onions and ghee separately.
COOKING PRAWNS:
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In the same vessel or kadai, add the marinated prawns, 1 tbsp ghee and 1 tbsp fried onions. Cook covered till all the water evaporates and prawns turn soft and tender. Set aside.
COOKING RICE:
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In a heavy bottom cooking vessel (used for cooking rice) add 10-12 cups of water (if more also no problem, as we will drain off the water), salt *, ginger-garlic paste, 3 cardamom’s, 3 cloves and 2 sticks of cinnamon. Bring water to boil. When the water starts to boil add soaked basmati rice and cook till rice is just done.
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Drain and collect the water using a sieve in a cooking vessel. Drain well and set aside.
LAYERING:
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Now in a heavy bottom cooking vessel add little ghee (the one which we fried onions) and on this add half of cooked basmati rice. On this add cooked prawns, ghee, garam masala, kesar (soaked in lukewarm milk), deep fried onions, 1 tbsp lemon juice, fresh coriander and mint leaves.
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Cover it up with another layer of basmati rice. If you have more cooked prawns then layer them on rice and so on.
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Now add remaining ghee, kesar, fried onions, garam masala, 2 tbsp lemon juice, fresh coriander and mint leaves. Cook on a low flame by covering with a lid by keeping the strained water on top of the lid***.
FINAL STEP:
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Cook for nearly 15-20 minutes. Turn off the flame and leave the vessel on the stove for another half an hour.
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I bet when you remove the lid the aroma that surrounds your kitchen will be mesmerizing.
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Garish with fresh coriander and mint leaves. Serve hot with dalcha and dahi ki chutney.
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Last but not least add your ‘love’ to make the dish ‘YUMMY’.
NOTE:* As we are scrubbing the prawns with salt, adjust salt in marination and in rice.**Ground 6 cardamom, 6 cloves and 2 2’inch sticks of cinnamon to fine powder. Use as required and store the remaining in a ziplock bag or dry air-tight container.
UPDATED: This recipe is going to participate in Royal Feast Biryani event by Revaof Kaarasaaram. Reva is hosting this event in celebration of her blog’s second anniversary. Happy Bloganniversary…..
TIPS:
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Fry onion on a low flame to avoid burning of them. Nice golden color of onions not only look appealing but also enhances the flavour of biryani.
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If you wish add some lightly fried cashews and raisins.
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Keeping strained water vessel on top of the lid provides weight and helps in locking the aroma.
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If possible seal lid and vessel by aluminum foil.
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How to devein prawns? Check quick video here.
Homecooked says
Oh wow! I can almost get the aroma here just by looking at the pics! It looks super delicious!
Tina says
So yummy and delicious…What a perfect click dear..Superb.
Natashya KitchenPuppies says
Biryani is one dish I have always wanted to make. Looks delish!
Priya says
Slurp!! mouthwatering briyani, feel like finishing that bowl..
Katy ~ says
This is so beautifully photographed and looks so delicious that I could cry out in sheer delight.
Thank you for your recipe for the garam masala. I have long wanted to know how you did this. I love the spice mixture!! It must have many many uses.
Blessings.
Anncoo says
This is really a surprise to me. You cook Biryani? Good Job. We called it Nasi Biryani here. Nasi means rice in Malay. We usually have Nasi Biryani with tandoori chicken or curries.
Chris Nyles says
Great post. I have been looking for a dish using Basmati rice. I 'm lucky to have found your site. I will try to cook this for the family.
Thanks for posting.
Sanghi says
Mmm.. lubna you are making me hungry this evening dear! Photos are so tempting!
Happy cook says
I love buriyani like this and with prawns that is just heaven, looks super super delicous.
Home Cooked Oriya Food says
pix are so yummy! I am hungry….
Awesome recipe….
Balakrishna Saraswathy says
Step by step preparation of briyani dear…I remember having them with friends in Singapore –was really good..I would try these soon and let u know the outcome..nice presentation too..
Priyanka Navis says
mouthwatering click.All ur clicks are fantastic…
notyet100 says
biryani looks yummy,..;-)
prasu says
Yummy biryani dear………
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Homecooked, Tina, Katy, Anncoo, Chris, Sanghi, Happy Cook, Somoo, Balakrishna Saraswathy, Priyanka, Priyanka, Nataysha and Prasu.
Balakrishna Saraswathy – Try it and do let me know dear…
Sushma Mallya says
Wonderful click lubna…must be very delicious…really too good…
Sailaja Damodaran says
Love shrimp in any form….yummy
Gulmohar says
Looks great…nice pics too..Thanks for visiting Collaborative curry 🙂
Varunavi says
Wow wonderful looking biryani,i had this just once,hubby hates it so never made it at home.So this is going to be in my menu list when i visit u 🙂
chakhlere says
Wow!! Amazing clicks!!
Biryani looks perfect.
Cham says
It has been age I made prawn biryani! This one looks super delicious!
Smitha says
wonderful picture.
Mythreyi Dilip says
As always wonderful click dear, looks so rich and yummy!
Happy diwali to you and your family dear, may this diwali light up your life with prosperity and lots of happiness!!!
Kalyani says
Wow the biryani looks tempting & delicious …. Its awesome ….
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
That Biryani must taste really good! I'm hungry again…
Cheers,
Rosa
s says
im not much of a prawns person..but the pics look gorgeous!!!
Astra Libris says
Such a beautiful dish! I've never fixed prawns before – I'm so impressed! Thank you for the awesome tips at the end of the post, too!
Padma says
Simple and delicious biryani Lubna… cannot take my eyes of those lovely pics 🙂
Juliana says
Oh! What a nice rice dish…totally mouth watering. Nice pictures as well 🙂
Nandini says
Yummy prawn biryani! I love prawn and I'm craving for the biryani!
Avisha says
Biryani looks perfect and delicious.Nice clicks too.
rekhas kitchen says
looks so delicious nice recipe great pic. so inviting.
Lena Rashmin Raj says
amazing click dear..each snap is superb..i had uploaded prawns biriyani before 2months..but this snap is amazing compared to mine.. 🙂 🙂 Happy diwali to u and family.. 🙂
Laila says
Sounds and looks really delicious ..
Laila .. http://lailablogs.com/
5 Star Foodie says
Wow, biryani wtih prawns sounds awesome!
Dershana says
Hi Lubna! how have you been? Such WOW pictures!!
Prathibha says
Happy Diwali dearie..Nice header..:)
Ivy says
Best wishes to you and your family for the festival season.The prawn biryani sounds awesome.
Anjum says
picture perfect i must say…biryani looks awesome..am i invited to join in?
Kerstin says
This looks fantastic with all those spices and layers of flavor – yum!
SE(Denufood) says
hi lubna..came here through EC's blog…good to know about you..and nice cliks !
mommyscuisine.com says
prawns look yummy. lovely photos.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Sushma, Sailaja, Gulmohar, Varunavi, Chaklere, Cham, Smitha, Mythreyi, Kalyani, Rosa, S, Astra, Padma, Juliana, Nandini, Avisha, Rekha, Lena, Laila, 5 star foodie, Dershana,Anjum, Ivy, Prathibha, Kerstin, SE and Mommycuisine.
Valarmathi says
Wow.. just love this, very yummy and delicious.
Valarmathi says
Oh forgot to mention, beautiful header. Looks very neat.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Valarmathi.
Akal's Saappadu says
long time since I made it; Your pictures make me hungry 🙂
my kitchen says
My hubby loves it,Delicious
Laila says
This looks absolutely delicious … its a must try …
Laila .. http://lailablogs.com/
Sangeetha Subhash says
Stumbled into your blog just now.u have wonderful yummy collection of recipe and cute space…would love to follow u.
Slurp!!!Looks fabulous!!Prawns my all time fav..Love ur briyani version..feel like having it rite now.Thanks for sharing..See u often..:)
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Akal, Mykitchen, Laila and Sangeeta.
Latha says
So delicious …..tempting pics.
Thanks for visiting my blog….You have a great collection of recipes..Following u.
Kitchen Butterfly says
Love the photos…and love Biryani, especially lamb
Thas says
I can literally smell the aroma of all the spices from the pictures, I used to fry the prawns after marinating it, I liked your way of cooking the prawns, more healthy way:)
Reva says
Yummy, yummy. yummy… what can I say..:) This recipe is just way beyond words to describe..:)
Too good..:)
Thanks for linking it to the event..:)
I do have a question- Have you used a cloth for the background for the pic as it looks superb… very delicate design..:)
Reva
Anonymous says
hi
please could u give a rough estimate of time prawn is cooked sepeartely. i always overcook prawns and am worried that precooking and again the cooking of prawns with rice is a two step cooking process for prawns . Will it not toughen the prawns
Vg
Kitchen Flavours says
Hello Vg,
Prawns take very little time in cooking. So you have to be bit careful while cooking them. First you have to cook the prawns till all the water gets absorbed and till they turn soft (roughly 6-10 min). When you layer them with rice, they will cook further and become soft and tender. They won't turn hard. Try it and let me know.Happy Cooking!
Rituparna says
I have some nice prawns in the refrigerator and have been wondering what to do with them. This recipe is making me salivate. Delicious!