Prawns Biryani

Ingredients

Basmati rice – 3 cups

Onions – 4

Tomatoes - 2

Prawns – 2 cups

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbl.sp

Green peas – 1 cup

Red chilli powder – 2 tbl.sp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Cumin powder – 1 tsp

Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

Cardamom – 2

Cloves - 3

Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 2 tsp

Bay leaves or tej patta – 2

Cashewnuts – 4

Coriander leaves – ½ cup

Oil

6 cup of boiled water

Salt as per taste

Method

Wash rice and keep aside for 2 hours. Clean prawns and apply salt and turmeric and keep aside for half an hour. Thinly slice onions and tomatoes. In a vessel add oil and put bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves and stir fry. Then add onions and sauté till golden brown. Add tomatoes and cook till completely mashed and then add to it ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well and cook till oil separates from masala, then to it add rice, green peas and prawns and fry for few minutes. Add six glass boiled water and cook on medium flame. Garnish

with fried cashew nuts and coriander leaves.