Prawn Biriyani or Shrimp Biriyani, also popularly known as Jheenga Biriyani is one of the easiest biriyanis to prepare.
This recipe doesn’t take more than 45 minutes to prepare because shrimps are easy to cook unlike mutton or chicken.
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Prawn Biriyani
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 persons 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 gms Prawns, medium sized
- 1/4 cup Oil
- 10 Shallots, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp Ginger paste
- 2 tbsp Garlic paste
- 3 Green chilies
- 2 Tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
- Salt, to taste
- 1 cup Thick coconut milk
- Coriander, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 3–4 tbsp Ghee
- 2 cups of Rice
- 3 Cardamom pods, crushed
- 3 Cloves
- 3 cups of Water
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for about 20-30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large pan.
- Add shallots and sauté till light brown.
- Add ginger and garlic paste, green chilies, and chopped tomatoes. Stir fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add turmeric, chili, and pepper powder and sauté till oil leaves the sides of the pan.
- Add prawns and cook for 5 minutes. Add salt and check for seasoning.
- Pour coconut milk and mix well.
- Sprinkle chopped fresh coriander and lemon juice and cook over low heat for 5 to 7 mins.
- Remove from heat.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker and cardamom and cloves.
- Add rice and mix gently.
- Add in the cooked prawns curry along with water into the pressure cooker. Close and pressure cook till a whistle is blown.
- Once the pressure is released, garnish with fried onions, nuts, and mint leaves. Serve hot with a raita of your choice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian
Keywords: easy prawn biriyani, shrimp biriyani
I am hoping to cook this biriyani tomorrow. Could you clarify if the ‘4 cups rice’ is a typo maybe? Seems a lot for 250-300 gms prawn?
Hello Beena,
Thank you very much for reaching out. It seems it has been years since I updated the recipe. I have made all the necessary changes now. I have also made a printable recipe card so that it is easier for you to save. Let me know after you try out the recipe? Stay safe.
And bookmarking this too 😀 Thank you for sharing 😀
I tried this out last night but didn’t pressure cook the rice, just boiled it and it was a hit…such a big hit in fact that before I thought of taking a picture to show you, the dish was clean! Yum recipe…have bookmarked it now! 🙂
Thanks a lot, Preeti. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
The way my mom makes it in Kannur, the prawns have a darker tinge. I assume thats just a matter of frying it a bit more, rather than an alteration of the masala. Still, prawns are my all time favourite so you can imagine how my eyes are staring at that pic with my tummy growling 😀
The biryani looks tempting. My husband had bought veg biryani from Hyderabad and it was yummy. Take care of yourself.
That looks so yummy! I’m definitely going to have to try it out. Love my seafood!
Very tempting…… 🙂
I think I can do the veg version of this 🙂 Thanks Shalini!
Me too. I love Briyani!
Looks really yummy..I have to try this…and i hope you feel better soon 🙂