Prawn pulao is a one pot dish in which prawns and rice are cooked together. If you love prawns , try this recipe and I’m sure you will love them.It is a spicy , loaded with flavours and super easy to make recipe perfect dish when you have no much time to make elaborate meals.
Tips to make perfect prawns pulao
- This recipe needs no pre cooked rice , but ensure that the rice and prawns are overcooked while cooking them together.
- if you are using basmati rice , soak it well for atleast for 30 minutes and then cook it. This helps the rice to cook easily and the grains remain long and fluffy.
- Avoid overcooking the prawns , as they turn chewy , hard and rubbery. Add the rice immediately after adding prawns and let them cook together.
- Use fresh prawns for better taste.
PREP TIME : 5 MINUTES
COOK TIME :25 MINUTES
SERVING : 6
INGREDIENTS
- BASMATI RICE - 3 CUPS
- WATER -6 CUPS
- PRAWNS - 750 GRAMS
- COCONUT OIL - 2 TABLESPOON
- CUMIN SEEDS - 1 TEASPOON
- BAY LEAVES - 2
- WHOLE SPICES - BLACK PEPPER CORNS 10
- CLOVES 6
- CINNAMON STICK 1 "
- ONION - 3 LARGE THINLY SLICED
- TOMATO - 2 MEDIUM CHOPPED
- SALT - TO TASTE
- TURMERIC POWDER - 1 TEASPOON
- RED CHILLY POWDER - 2 TEASPOON
- GINGER GARLIC GREEN CHILLY PASTE - 2 TABLESPOON
- CORIANDER LEAVES - 1 HANDFULL CHOPPED
- MINT LEAVES - 10
METHOD
Heat coconut oil in a big pot . Add cumin seeds , bay leaves and whole spices ( black pepper corns , cloves and cinnamon stick ).
Add chopped onion , salt to taste and saute till they become translucent.
Add chopped tomatoes and ginger garlic green chilly paste and saute till tomatoes turn mushy.
Lower the flame and add turmeric powder , red chilly powder and saute for 2 minutes.
Add the cleaned prawns and combine well .
Add the chopped coriander leaves .
Add the soaked basmati rice.
Add water , rice to water ratio for perfectly cooked rice is 1:2. Add mint leaves.
Cook with lid open till the water from the surface dries up.
Ater the water dries up, close the lid and cook on low flame for 8 minutes.
After 8 minutes , open the lid and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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