Spicy, tasty Shrimp biryani or prawn biryani
Inspired!
Recently i came through many hubs which have some great recipes for chicken biryani, i too am planning to write a hub on that but right now i am busy with other things but yes its on the list! I was so inspired after reading these recipes that even i wanted to write a recipe on biryani. There are times when you want to cook just one dish which is delicious,spicy and very tasty at the same time and what can be more spicier than Shrimp biryani! It actually takes less time to cook than the other biryani (chicken and lamb). This time i clicked some pictures of it while cooking. However i could not put the garnished , " decorated " picture of it because as soon as i took it off the gas, a very hungry husband jumped on it.
Ingredients
serving-2
- Shrimp or Prawn- cleaned, deviened- 1/2 pound
- Chili- 2-3 cut into small pieces
- Onion- 2 meduim sliced
- Cumin seeds- 1tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1tsp
- Clove- 5
- Cinnamon- 1
- Bay leaf- 1
- Cardamon- 2 nos
- Coriander powder- 1 tsp
- Salt- as required
- coconut water/ milk- 2tsp (optional)
- Oil- 5- 6tsp
- Turmeric- 1tsp
- Red chili powder- 1tsp
- Pepper powder- 1tsp
- Garam masala- 2tsp (available at any Indian grocery store)
- Ginger garlic paste- 1tsp
- Tomato- 1 sliced
- Coriander- for garnishing
- water- 2 cups
- yogurt- 1tsp
Tips:-
- Soak rice in a bowl half an hour before cooking.
- You can even marinate prawn with turmeric, red chili powder and salt (this time i did not marinate the prawn and still they turned out to be tasty).
Facts:-
Prawn/ shrimp are very healthy. They are good at curing heart and eye problem and not to forget the nutritional values too! They contain omega 3 fatty acids which help prevent heart diseases, circulatory diseases. They also contain B12, iodine, phosphorous, zinc, calcium, sodium and magnesium.
Instructions
- Heat oil in pan (you can also use ghee)
- Once the oil is heated, add mustard seeds, bay leaf, cumin seeds. cloves, cinnamon and cardamon.
- Once the seeds start sputtering, add onion and chili
- Fry till golden brown.
- Add ginger garlic paste. Mix well
- Fry for 2 minutes
- Add tomatoes
- Add turmeric, salt, red chili powder, coriander powder
- Mix well, let it cook for 2 minutes
- Add yogurt
- Add 1/4 cup water in the spices, let the water dry
- Add shrimps, mix well.let it fry for 5-10 minutes
- Add water if necessary, you can also add coconut water or coconut milk also(optional)
- Put rice in the pan, mix well
- Pour water, add salt if necessary
- Close the lid of the pan and cook till the rice is done.
- Garnish with cilantro/ coriander
- Serve hot.
- You can have it with lassi or juice
Here are some links to help you make spicy biryani
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Comments
I went to tons of links before this, what was I thnkniig?
Your answer lifts the inelilegtnce of the debate.
This looks so delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this receipe................
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dear vespawoolf, shrimp is one food item which has never disappointed me. I can make biryani, fried shrimp or plain shrimp noodles!
Your shrimp biryani sounds delicious! I love the photos and step-by-step instructions, too. Thank you.
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I am still learning Ubanichijioke! A few years before I could not even make tea.
Wow! It seems like you re a great cook. With all those recipe options, i know you re a heart winner. I love food-Good food can steal my heart. Great work. You re awesome
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Thanks Gailalovesbijou! i will soon upload other typesof biryani too!!! Do tell me w your husband liked prawn biryani.:)
Thank you for this recipe! I bookmarked it and will soon be making it for my husband, who loves biryani.
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dear Vinaya,do try, ypu will find that you soon will be enjoying cooking. If you want to cook biryani first. try egg biryani. Its the easiest!
I love all kinds of biryani but I have never tried to cook. I think I'll give a try.
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hi J Burgraff,i use coconut milk and water,however this time i did not use coconut milk/water and the recipe still turned out to be good!
This sounds delicious. Do you use coconut water or milk with yours? Or just water?
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