Prawn biryani in pressure cooker, Ramadan recipes

A flavorful and delicious one pot meal prepared in pressure cooker. Yes this simple and quick to make prawn biryani can be made in very less time as pressure cooker comes as magic pan. I have already posted a pressure cooker prawn biryani recipe earlier involving little grinding but this one involves absolutely no grinding (if you have ginger garlic paste ready at home😁) so this I am posting this quick version of prawn biryani for Ramadan recipes(I know its very late) which I wanted to do for the past 2 weeks but absolutely couldn’t get it done. I am glad this recipe is finally here. This quick version can be made with veggies, soya chunks and with chicken too and works great on a working day and is a perfect lunch box recipe when served with plain chill curd/ simple onion raita. For this recipe I used small frozen shrimp/ prawn but can be made with big shrimp as well, mostly fresh ones taste more yummy. So let’s get to the making!

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Prawn biryani in pressure cooker, Ramadan recipes

2019-05-28 22:45:54

Serves 3

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

45 min

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

30 min

Total Time

45 min

Ingredients

1. Basmati rice – 2 cups
2. Prawn/ Shrimp - 1 cup (small sized)
3. Onion – 1(large or 2 medium)
4. Tomato - 1 (big sized)
5. Mint – ¼ cup
6. Coriander/ Cilantro – ¼ cup
7. Green chilli – 2
8. Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
9. Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
10. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
11. Biryani masala powder – 1 ½ tsp
12. Curd – 1 tbsp
13. Salt – to taste
14. Water – 2 cups
15. Oil – 1 tbsp
16. Ghee – 1 tsp

Whole spices

1. Bay leaf - 1
2. Star anise - 1
3. Clove - 2
4. Fennel seeds - ½ tsp
5. Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
6. Cinnamon stick - 1

Note

* 1 cup = 235 ml

Instructions

Wash and soak rice in water for 20 minutes. Clean the prawn and keep it aside. Slice onions thin, chop mint and cilantro finely and make slit in green chilli.
Heat oil in and ghee in pressure cooker, add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, bay leaf, clove, cinnamon stick and cardamom.
When aromatic add sliced onion and green chilli. Saute well until onions turn soft.
Now add ginger garlic paste. Saute well until the raw smell goes.
Now add the sliced tomatoes, chopped mint and chopped cilantro. Saute well for a minute. Now add prawn, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mix well and cook the prawn for a minute so that they get coated well in masala.
Now add curd to it and mix well.
Now add 2 cups of water and mix well. Allow the water to boil. Check for salt at this stage.
Finally add soaked rice and mix everything well.
Now allow the mixture to boil well. At this stage add ghee and mix well. When the mixture has started to boil close it and pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles in medium flame.
When the pressure has subsided allow it to rest for 5 more minutes. Now open the cooker.
When the rice looks done take it from the sides using spatula and fluff it gently. Serve it hot with raita!

By Sandhya Riyaz

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How to make Prawn biryani with step by step images

Wash and soak rice in water for 20 minutes. Clean the prawn and keep it aside. Slice onions thin, chop tomato, mint and cilantro finely and make slit in green chilli.
Heat oil in and ghee in pressure cooker, add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, bay leaf, clove, cinnamon stick and cardamom. When aromatic add sliced onion and green chilli. Saute well until onions turn soft.
Now add ginger garlic paste. Saute well until the raw smell goes.
Now add the sliced/chopped tomatoes, chopped mint and chopped cilantro. Saute well for a minute.
Now add prawn, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and biryani masala powder (store bought). Mix well and cook the prawn for a minute so that they get coated well in masala. Do not cook the prawn for long time as it will become rubbery in the end.
Now add curd to it and mix well. Now add 2 cups of water and mix well. Allow the water to boil. Check for salt at this stage.
Finally add soaked rice and mix everything well. Now allow the mixture to boil well. At this stage you can add 1 tsp ghee as well which gives good taste and makes the rice look shiny as well. When the mixture has started to boil close it and pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles in medium flame.
When the pressure has subsided allow it to rest for 5 more minutes. Now open the cooker lid. When the rice looks done take it from the sides using spatula and fluff it gently. Serve it hot with raita!