Friday, February 2, 2007
Prawn Pulao
Ingredients: ------------450 gm basmati rice, washed and soaked for half an hour 250 gm prawns, shelled 4 green chillies ¼ tsp turmeric 2 tsp poppy seeds 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste 2 small pieces cinnamon 4 cloves 1 bay leaf 3 green cardamoms 8 peppercorns 1 onion, sliced A handful of coriander leaves, chopped A handful of mint leaves, chopped 1 tsp garam masala ½ tsp oil Salt to taste Method: Grind the following into a fine paste: onion, mint, poppy seeds, green chillies and turmeric. Apply the ginger-garlic paste and masala paste to the prawns and set aside, and add the prawns and fry till the oil separates. Now add the rice and fry a little. Put in warm water, salt and garam masala. Cook till rice is tender and keep over low heat till the water dries. Serve hot sprinkled with chopped coriander leaves. |
