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Prawn Pulao

I share this recipe on a special request by my dear friend. She remembers the delicious prawn pulao made by my mother. My Mom made pulaos of many types – green peas pulao, mutton pulao, prawn pulao n so on. Pulaos were my mother’s speciality recipes.

Ingredients

Rice (Basmati or AmbaMohar) – 1 cup

Prawns (medium sized, cleaned and deviened) – 1 cup

Onions – 4 nos, medium sized

Ginger, garlic, fresh coriander paste – 1½ teaspoon

Green chillies – 2 nos

Garam Masala powder– 1 teaspoon

Whole Garam Masala(2 big cardamoms, 2-3 cloves, 3-4 black peppercorns, 2 bayleaves, 1-2 pieces cinnamon)

Ghee - 2 tablespoons

Oil – 50 gms

Salt - As per taste

Water – 2-2½ cups

For garnish – 2 tablespoons fresh grated coconut + 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.

Method

Wash rice, drain water and keep aside. Slice onions lengthwise and fry half of the onions in oil till they are a lovely golden brown and set aside for garnish. Now heat ghee in a pan and add the whole garam masala. Then fry the remaining onions till they turn light brown. Add slit green chillies and fry for a minute. Now add the rice and ginger garlic coriander paste along with prawns and stir well for about 2 – 3 minutes. After this add garam masala powder and salt and stir well. Add hot water to this and cover with lid for about 8 -10 minutes till rice is cooked. While serving, garnish with fried onions, fresh grated coconut and finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.