Prawn Pulao

Name: Prawn Pulao
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati rice, soaked in water for 30 minutes; 250 gms. prawns, deveined & cleaned; 1 potato, cubed; 2 tbsp. oil; 2 tbsp. ghee or as preferred; 2-3 bay leaves; 2 " cinnamon stick; 3-4 green cardamoms; 6-7 cloves; 2 star anise; 2 pathar ke phool; 1 onion, sliced; 1 tbsp. garlic, sliced; 1 tbsp. ginger, sliced; 3-4 green chilies, slit; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup water; 1 pinch saffron; to taste salt; 1 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 tsp. garam masala powder; 2 tbsp. fried onions; 1 tsp. coriander powder; handful coriander-mint leaves; 1 tsp. cumin powder; 1 tsp. red chili powder

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#ricecontest - Prawn Pulao is an easy and a delicious one-pot meal that can be dished out in a jiffy. It is a combination of prawns, rice, saffron milk and all the other essential spices. In this version of mine, I added some potatoes too, for a wholesome meal to be relished with raita.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1 cupBasmati rice, soaked in water for 30 minutes
250gms. prawns, deveined & cleaned
1potato, cubed
2 tbsp.oil
2 tbsp.ghee or as preferred
2-3bay leaves
2" cinnamon stick
3-4green cardamoms
6-7cloves
2star anise
2pathar ke phool
1onion, sliced
1 tbsp.garlic, sliced
1 tbsp.ginger, sliced
3-4green chilies, slit
1 cupmilk
1/2 cupwater
1 pinchsaffron
to tastesalt
1 tsp.turmeric powder
1 tsp.garam masala powder
2 tbsp.fried onions
1 tsp.coriander powder
handfulcoriander-mint leaves
1 tsp.cumin powder
1 tsp.red chili powder

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Steps

1

Soak the saffron in the milk and keep aside. Marinate the potatoes & prawns separately with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder for 10 minutes.
2

Add the ghee to the pan and temper with cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, bay leaves, star anise and pathar ke phool.
3

Saute for a few seconds and then add the onions, garlic, ginger and green chilies. Fry on a medium flame till light brown.
4

Now add all the dry spices (except salt) and saute well.
5

Add the rice and continue to stir fry for 2 minutes.
6

Then add the fried potatoes, fried prawns, saffron milk, water, fried onions, salt and chopped coriander-mint leaves. Pressure cook for 2 whistles. When it cools down a little, fluff it up with a fork.
7

Serve with raita.