Name: Prawn Ghee Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 300 gm Basmati rice (washed and soaked for 45 mins); Salt (As reqd); 1 tbsp Lemon juice (15 ml); 175 gm Ghee; 5 nos Onion (150 g); Spices:; 5 nos Green cardamom (Elakka); 2 nos Cloves (Grambu); 2 nos Bay leaves (Vazhana/Karuga ela); 2 1/2 cm Cinnamon (Karugapatta); For the prawns:; 400 gm Prawns (cleaned, shelled and deveined, Chemmeen); 2 tsp Coconut oil (10 ml); 24 nos Curry leaves; 10 gm Ginger (julienne); 12 flakes Garlic pods (24 gm) (sliced); 4 nos Green chillies (slit lengthwise and deseeded); 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Chilly powder (2 gm); 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder (1 gm); Salt (As reqd)

Prawn Ghee Rice

By PinkyR

• October 17, 2002

Prawn Ghee Rice

Chemmeen Neychoru

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

300 gm Basmati rice washed and soaked for 45 mins
Salt As reqd
1 tbsp Lemon juice 15 ml
175 gm Ghee
5 nos Onion 150 g
Spices:
5 nos Green cardamom Elakka
2 nos Cloves Grambu
2 nos Bay leaves Vazhana/Karuga ela
2 1/2 cm Cinnamon Karugapatta
For the prawns:
400 gm Prawns cleaned, shelled and deveined, Chemmeen
2 tsp Coconut oil 10 ml
24 nos Curry leaves
10 gm Ginger julienne
12 flakes Garlic pods 24 gm) (sliced
4 nos Green chillies slit lengthwise and deseeded
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Chilly powder 2 gm
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder 1 gm
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Heat up a large pan.
Add 1 1/2 litres of water, spices and salt and bring to a boil.
Add rice.
Bring to a boil and lower the heat.
Add lemon juice and continue to boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked. Keep this aside.
Heat oil in another pan.
Season with curry leaves, ginger, garlic and green chillies.
Stir on a medium heat, until the garlic is light golden.
Mix coriander powder, chilly powder and turmeric powder in two tbsp of water to a smooth paste.
Add the above paste into the pan.
Stir, until the moisture evaporates.
Add the prawns and salt and sautT for a while. Cook covered until done adding little water in between.
Remove from heat and keep cooked prawns aside.
Heat ghee in another pan.
Add onions and stir-fry on a medium heat, until golden.
Add the prawns and stir, until the moisture has almost evaporated.
Add the rice and stir carefully for 2 - 3 mins.
:- Make sure that the rice does not break.
Remove to a serving dish.
:- Serve hot.

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Response (5)

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Ammu April 25, 2008

Really easy to make.Tasted better the second day!

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Bini Thomas May 5, 2006

I was visiting varkala beach once and had shrimp neyi choru there which was very yummy. The finished product with this recipe is the same as I had in the hotel there. This is very yummy. Thank you

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mm August 30, 2008

when do we cook the prawns or do u just add them raw????

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mani October 2, 2007

tried this recipe.very easy to make and has turned out excellent.thankyou for the tasty recipe.


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vidya sunil August 30, 2010

Its really tasty..