Hyderabadi prawn biryani

Hello foodies,
Today am gonna show tasty and spicy Hyderabadi Prawn Biryani. let's see how to make it.

How to make Hyderabadi Prawn Biryani

Ingredients

For Masala

• 1 tbsp shahi jeera
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 2 green cardamom
• 2 cinnamon stick

For marination

• 500 gm prawn
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 cup curd ( 300 gm )
• 2 tbsp red chilli powder
• salt as needed
• 2 onions thinly sliced and deep fried ( we need some fried onions for marination and for biryani) 
• 2 tbsp biryani masala powder
• 1/2 cup mint leaves
• 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 green chilli chopped

For biryani Rice

• 2 cup basmati rice
• 1/4 cup mint leaves
• salt as needed
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 cinnamon stick, 1-star anise, 4 cloves, 2 cardamoms, 2 bay leaf

For Garnish

• some fried onions
• 1/4 cup of mint leaves
• food colour ( optional )
• 2 tbsp ghee

Method of preparation

• Dry roast the shahi jeera, fennel seeds, cinnamon, cardamom and make a fine powder of it. keep it aside.

• Take sliced onions and deep fry it. so fried onions are ready.
• Take a pan add water, oil, mint leaves, salt, all spices listed above.

• When the water boils add the soaked basmati rice. Half cook the rice and drain it. keep it aside.

• Take a mixing bowl add all the items listed in marination and keep aside for 2 hrs.

• Take a thick bottomed vessel and grease it with some ghee and add the marinated prawn.

• Spread it using a spatula and add the boiled rice on top of it sprinkle some fried onions, mint leaves, food colour, ghee a few drops and cover cook on medium flame for about 10 min. 

• After 10min cook for 10 more min on low flame. make sure that the vessel closed well. 
• Here I used a pressure cooker and used it without a whistle.
• After 10 min. don't open it immediately. let it be there for 5 to 10 min.

Tasty and spicy Hyderabadi Prawn Biryani is ready now. Best with some onion raita. 

 -Foodlecious