Prawn Dum Biryani

Name: Prawn Dum Biryani
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gms prawns; 500 gms long grain basmati rice; 200 gms ghee; 20 gms /4tsp garlic paste; 20 gms/4tsp ginger paste; 50 gms sliced onions; 1 tomato (chopped); 2 microwaved potatoes & cut into cubes; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1 tap lemon juice; For dry roast Biriyani Masala-; 10 gms /2tsp javitri(mace); 10 gms /2tsp cloves; 10 gms/ 2tsp cardamom pods; 5 gms/1tsp cinnamon sticks; 10 gms /2tsp sahajeera & saha marich(white pepper); 5 gms jayfal(nutmeg); Other ingredients-; 1 tsp turmeric powder,; 2 tsp red chilli powder; to taste Salt; 1 tsp sugar; 50 gms mint leaves; 1 tsp kewra water; Fried cashews & kismis; 3-4 boiled eggs; 4-5 saffron strings soaked in Lukewarm milk; 1 cup beresta(fried onions)

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

This is an innovative dish with prawn, where long grain basmati rice is cooked with prawns,potatoes, eggs, biryani masala & then dum it in a otg & the Kolkata style Prawn Biriyani turns so delicious.
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Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

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Ingredients

500 gmsprawns
500 gmslong grain basmati rice
200 gmsghee
20 gms/4tsp garlic paste
20gms/4tsp ginger paste
50 gmssliced onions
1tomato (chopped)
2microwaved potatoes & cut into cubes
1 tbspmustard oil
1tap lemon juice
For dry roast Biriyani Masala-
10 gms/2tsp javitri(mace)
10 gms/2tsp cloves
10gms/ 2tsp cardamom pods
5gms/1tsp cinnamon sticks
10 gms/2tsp sahajeera & saha marich(white pepper)
5 gmsjayfal(nutmeg)
Other ingredients-
1 tspturmeric powder,
2 tspred chilli powder
to tasteSalt
1 tspsugar
50 gmsmint leaves
1 tspkewra water
Fried cashews & kismis
3-4boiled eggs
4-5saffron strings soaked in Lukewarm milk
1 cupberesta(fried onions)

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Steps

1

To prepare the recipe first deveined & washed the prawns.
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Then marinate them with ginger, garlic paste,turmeric powder, salt & lemon juice.Keep aside for 15 mints.
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Heat mustard oil in a kadai, add the sliced onions & cook them till golden brown.
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Then add chopped tomato,red chilli powder, ginger, garlic paste, salt to taste & cook for few mints till the raw smell is gone & the oil separates.
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Now add the marinated prawns, boiled potatoes & saute for few mints till the water from the prawns dried up.Transfer the prawn masala to a bowl.
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Now in another burner boil sufficient water in a large vessel with some whole spices like cloves, cinnamon.
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Once the water starts boiling add the soaked (for 30mints) basmati rice.Parboil the rice & strain into a strainer.
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Grind finely the dry roast Biriyani masalas like nutmeg, mace, sahajeera, saha marich, green cardamom, cinnamon stick & pepper.
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In a kadai add ghee, salt, sugar, dry roasted & grinded Biriyani masala & saute in low flame.
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Mix them well & then add the parboil basmati rice.Then add the kewra water, some mint leaves & mix well.
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In a copper vessel heat ghee & then layer the fried rice, then the cooked prawns, then again the cooked& fried rice.
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Now make final layer of the garnish with mint leaves, saffron, soaked in milk, kewra water & with beresta / fried onions.
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Make a dough with whole wheat flour & lined the lid with it.Seal the coooer vessel.
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Put the vessel in a preheated oven on 180 degree centigrade for 15-20 mints & dum it.
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Decorate the delicious prawn dum biriyani with fried cashews,kismis, beresta, boiled eggs & serve it hot.