Prawn Biryani

Prawn Biryani

Ingredients:
Prawn (Raw & fresh): 300gms
Rice: 11/2 cups
Fennel seeds: 1/4tsp
Cloves: 2
Cinnamon: 1/2'' piece
Green cardamom: 2
Star anise: 1
Bay leaf: 1
Mint/Pudina: 8-10 leaves
Onion: 1 big
Green chillies: 2-3
Garlic paste: 1tsp
Ginger paste: 1tsp
Turmeric powder: a pinch
Red chilli powder: 1tsp
Coriander powder: 2tsp
Oil: 5tbsp
Salt

Method:
Clean & marinate the prawns in garlic, ginger paste, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder & salt. Keep aside for half an hour.
In a pressure cooker add 5tbsp of oil, add the fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaf & cardamom. Let it crackle.
Cut the onion lengthwise. Make a nick in the green chillies. Add the onion, mint & green chillies. Saute' till the onion becomes golden brown.
Add the rice & salt (amount required for the rice). Saute' till the rice changes slightly opaque. Add 3 cups of water. Mix well. Close with a lid & allow the rice to cook.
When the rice is 3/4th cooked & the water is almost absorbed, add the marinated prawn. Mix well.
Close the pressure cooker & simmer. Put on the weight & allow to cook for 10 minutes.
Take off heat. Rest it for 10 minutes.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves & serve hot with raita.

Prawn Curry

After marriage I was in Pondicherry (Coastal Union Territory) for 4 years, so started cooking seafood. We used to get fresh fish, prawn & crab from the  fish market.
I learnt most of the seafood dishes from my chithi. This dish is also from my chithi's cookbook. I had prepared this dish with frozen prawns twice before, but it did not 
taste as my chithi's preparation. Last week I tried with raw fresh prawns & it tasted very much like my chithi's prawn curry.

Prawn Curry

Ingredients:
Prawn : 250gms
Onion : 3 medium size
Tomato : 2 medium size
Garlic paste : 11/2tsp
Ginger paste : 1 tsp
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 2 tsp
Turmeric powder : a pinch
Salt
Oil : 3 tsp

Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add the finely chopped onion & saute' till it turns translucent.
Add the finely chopped tomatoes & cook till it becomes mashy.
Add garlic, ginger paste & saute' for sometime. Then add the red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder & salt.
Add the cleaned prawn & close with a lid . Cook on medium to low flame for 5 minutes.
Serve hot with steamed rice.