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Prawn Biriyani

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Updated on March 25, 2020 By Shalini 12 Comments - This post contains affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase, I'll earn enough money to maybe buy me a lil' something - an ingredient, probably.

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Prawn Biriyani or Shrimp Biriyani, also popularly known as Jheenga Biriyani is one of the easiest biriyanis to prepare.

Prawn Biriyani

This recipe doesn’t take more than 40 minutes to prepare because shrimps are easy to cook unlike mutton or chicken.

Ingredients:
Prawns – 250-300gms
Oil: 1/4 cup
Shallots – 10
Ginger paste- 1tbsp
Garlic paste – 3tbsp
Green chilies – 3
Tomatoes – 2 chopped
Turmeric – 1/2tsp
Chili powder – 1/2tsp
Black pepper powder – 1/4tsp
Salt
Thick coconut milk- 1 cup
Coriander chopped- 1/2 cup
Lime juice- 2tbsp
Ghee – 1/4 cup
Rice- 4 cups
Cardamom pods – 4 crushed
Cloves – 4
Water- 8

Method:

Heat oil in a large pan. Add shallots and sauté till light brown.
Add ginger and garlic paste, green chilies and chopped tomatoes. Stir and fry for a couple of minutes.
Add turmeric, chili and pepper powders and sauté till oil is visible.
Add prawns and salt and cook for 5 minutes.
Add coconut milk, fresh coriander and lime juice and cook over a low flame for 5mins.
Remove from heat.
Heat ghee in a  pressure cooker and add rice, cardamom and cloves. Stir well and add the prawns mixture. Pour water into the cooker and pressure cook till a whistle is blown.

For garnish:
Heat 2tbsp of ghee in a pan and fry a thinly sliced onion till brown. Remove and fry 8-10 cashews until lightly browned.

 

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Filed Under: Festival Special, Kerala, One Pot Meals, Rice, Sea Food, Shrimp/Prawn Tagged With: Biriyani, kerala, Prawns, Rice

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Namaste! I'm Shalini, the blogger behind Something's Cooking(since 2014). I share only our best, family approved recipes with YOU because I've tried and tested every recipe published on this blog. You can find easy Keto, low-carb recipes, and authentic Indian recipes including South Indian (Kerala) foods. You can rest assured that Indian cooking will be made easy. Thanks for stopping by! I'm so happy you're here.

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  1. Rajlakshmi says

    August 10, 2014 at 11:20 am

    And bookmarking this too 😀 Thank you for sharing 😀

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  2. Preeti says

    August 10, 2014 at 5:41 am

    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! 🙂

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    • shalzzzzz says

      August 10, 2014 at 5:42 am

      Thanks a lot, Preeti. I’m glad you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  3. pythoroshan says

    August 8, 2014 at 11:05 am

    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 😀

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  4. kalpana solsi says

    August 8, 2014 at 7:30 am

    The biryani looks tempting. My husband had bought veg biryani from Hyderabad and it was yummy. Take care of yourself.

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  5. Sanch @ Living my Imperfect Life says

    August 8, 2014 at 6:52 am

    That looks so yummy! I’m definitely going to have to try it out. Love my seafood!

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  6. Jayeeta says

    August 7, 2014 at 9:03 pm

    Very tempting…… 🙂

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  7. Shailaja/ The Moving Quill says

    August 7, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    I think I can do the veg version of this 🙂 Thanks Shalini!

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  8. Michelle Liew says

    August 7, 2014 at 11:54 am

    Me too. I love Briyani!

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  9. nabanita21 says

    August 7, 2014 at 9:57 am

    Looks really yummy..I have to try this…and i hope you feel better soon 🙂

    Reply

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