Pressure Cooker Chemmeen Biriyani / Prawn Biriyani

Ingredients:

2 cups basmati rice
3/4 kg prawns, cleaned
2 onions, sliced
2 green chillies, slit
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tomato, chopped
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp fennel powder
1/4 tsp pepper powder
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 cup coriander leaves, chopped
1/2 cup mint leaves, chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
3-4 cloves
1 bay leaf, chopped
4 cardamoms
2 small pieces of cinnamon stick
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt to taste
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 tbsp ghee
4 tbsp oil

Preparation:

  1. Wash and soak rice in water for 20 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.
  2. Clean the prawns and marinate it with chilli powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, fennel powder, pepper powder, vinegar and salt and keep it aside for 15 minutes.
  3. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker and shallow fry half of the marinated prawns on both sides and keep it aside for garnishing.
  4. To the same oil, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and bay leaf and stir well.
  5. Add ginger- garlic paste, green chillies and curry leaves to this and saute well.
  6. Add sliced onion and little salt and saute well till soft and transparent.
  7. Add chopped tomato and saute till soft. Add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves and mix well.
  8. Then add remaining marinated prawns to this and mix well.
  9. Add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, garam masala and coriander powder and mix well until the raw smell goes.
  10. Add 3 cups of water and lemon juice to this and mix well. Check the salt and add if required.
  11. When the water starts to boil, add drained rice and mix well. Then cook it covered for 1 whistle at medium flame and switch off the flame. Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.
  12. In the meantime, heat ghee in a pan and fry the raisins and cashew nuts and keep it aside. Add 1 tbsp oil into the same pan and fry 1 small sliced onion and fry until golden.
  13. Open the cooker and gently mix the rice and serve hot garnished with fried prawns, fried onions, cashew nuts and raisins…

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