Prawn pulao

Name: Prawn pulao
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 glasses rice; 3/4 kg Prawns (peeled, cleaned, deveined); 4 1/2 glasses water; 1 tsp ghee; 1 tsp oil; as required Cashews; for Spices; 2-3 bay leaves; 1 tbsp Black cumin seeds; 2-4 cardamoms; 1 inch cinnamon bark; 3-4 cloves; 1 mace; 1 star anise; 4-5 pepper corns; 1 1/2 tbsp chilli powder; 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder; 1 1/3 tbsp coriander powder; 1 tbsp cumin powder; 1/2 tbsp garam masala (optional); 1/2 tbsp dried Fenugreek/ kasuri methi (optional); As needed - rock salt; For Vegetables-; 2 onions; 2-3 green chillies; 1 inch ginger; 5-6 garlic cloves; As needed - coriander leaves; As needed - mint leaves

Telugu Turtle @teluguturtle

Note:
1. All the spices can be powdered before adding so that there's no large pieces.
2. The prawns shouldn't be overcooked. They should become C-shaped by the end, and not U-shaped.

Telugu Turtle @teluguturtle

Note:
1. All the spices can be powdered before adding so that there's no large pieces.
2. The prawns shouldn't be overcooked. They should become C-shaped by the end, and not U-shaped.

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

3 glassesrice
3/4 kgPrawns (peeled, cleaned, deveined)
4 1/2 glasseswater
1 tspghee
1 tspoil
as required Cashews
for Spices
2-3bay leaves
1 tbspBlack cumin seeds
2-4cardamoms
1 inchcinnamon bark
3-4cloves
1mace
1star anise
4-5pepper corns
1 1/2 tbspchilli powder
1/2 tbspturmeric powder
1 1/3 tbspcoriander powder
1 tbspcumin powder
1/2 tbspgaram masala (optional)
1/2 tbspdried Fenugreek/ kasuri methi (optional)
As needed- rock salt
For Vegetables-
2onions
2-3green chillies
1 inchginger
5-6garlic cloves
As needed- coriander leaves
As needed- mint leaves

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Steps

1 hour

1

Soak rice in water for half an hour
2

Cut the vegetables. Make the ginger-garlic paste.
3

Heat oil and ghee in a pan.
4

Add spices. Cook for half a minute. Add onions and green chillies. Cook until the onions become translucent.
5

Add ginger-garlic paste and pepper.
6

Wait until the onions brown /caramelise. Add salt,turmeric, chilli powder. Mix thoroughly. Let it cook for 2 minutes.
7

Add mint. Cook for a minute. Add coriander and cashew nuts. Cook until the cashews brown a little.
8

Add the prawns. Mix carefully without breaking them. Cook for 1 minute (until they start to become slightly C-shaped)
9

Add cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, dried Fenugreek. Mix well.
10

Add water(1:1.5 ::rice:water). Put a lid on it until it starts to boil. Taste the water to check for salt and spice.
11

Drain the rice thoroughly.
12

Once the water boils, add the rice. Mix carefully.
13

Cook it in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes on low flame.
14

Mix and serve. Garnish with lemon and onions.