Prawn Biryani

Ingredients :-

• Prawns(medium sized peeled and deveined) - 250 gm
• Basmati Rice - 3 cups
• Potato - 1 medium sized (optional)

(Peeled and cut into pieces.then sallow fry it with little oil and keep it aside)

• Turmeric Powder - 1 tbsp
• Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Cumin Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Biryani Masala - 2 tbsp
• Cumin- 1/2 tbsp
• Fried onion - 2 tbsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Oil
• Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
• Black pepper corn - 7-8 nobs
• Cloves - 3-4 nobs
• Bay leaf - 1 nob
• Cardamom - 4-5 nobs
• Black cardamom - 1 nobs
• Star anise -1 nobs
• Sahi jeera -1/2 tbsp
• Green chili - 1-2 nobs (sliced)
• Onion sliced - 2 nobs
• Ginger and garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Chopped tomato - 1 cup
• Curd - 3-4 tbsp
• Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
• Chopped Mint leaves - 1 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Saffron water - 1 tbsp
• rose water - 1/2 tbsp
• Kewra water - 1/2 tbsp
• Ginger cut into strips - 1 inch

Method :-

• wash the prawns with water put prawns into a bowl,add little salt,turmeric powder mix well and keep aside to marinate for few minutes.
• wash the basamati rice then soak it with water for 1 hour and keep it aside.
• Now add 1 tbsp of oil into a pan,once oil is hot add the marinated prawns and sallow fry it with medium flame and remove it into a plate and keep it aside.
• Take water into a big vessel for preparing rice,with water add salt, sahi jeera,little biryani masala,lemon juice,1 tbsp of oil,1/2 of the black peppercorn,clove,cardamom,cinnamon,star anise and let the water start boil.
• Once the water start boiling then add the soak ed rice and let it cook,don't mix. once it cook 80% then switch off the flame and strain the water nicely and the the Rice in side.
• Now we will prepare the gravy,for that add 2-3 tbsp of oil in the pan,once oil is hot then add cumin seeds,black peppercorn,clove, cinnamon, cardamon, Black Cardamom and saute it till fragrant.
• Now add the chopped Onions and saute it for few minutes till golden brown,then add the ginger-garlic paste and saute it till the raw smell go out.
• Then add the chili powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and mix it nicely.
• Then add the chopped tomatoes into the masala and mix it nicely adding with salt.
• Then add little water water cook the masala nicely till tomatoes became soft and the masala  leaves oil in side.
• Now add the  Curd into the masala cook it with low flame for 2-3 minutes.
• Then add the fried prawns and Potato pieces into the masala and mix well.
• Add biryani masala,1 cup of water,if required salt as per taste then let it cook with medium flame for 5 minutes.
• Then add 1/2 of the chopped coriander leaves,mint leaves,little fried onions and mix well.
• Once Gravy is ready we will set the Biryani for dum. if possible prepare with same pan or you can take big pan as per your requirement.
• Spreed cooked rice on top of the prawn gravy nicely,drizzle some saffron water,kewara water,rose water.
• Then sprinkle chopped coriander leave and Mint leaves,1/2 tbsp of Biryani masala powder and fried onion and drizzle 2 tbsp of ghee on top also.
• Then cover the lid  sealed with wheat flout dough and cook on low heat for 25-30 minutes.
• Finally after 30 minutes your yummy Prawn Biryani is ready to eat .then garnish with fried onions and mint/coriander leaves and serve hot with some Yogurt/raita.