Usually i make chicken majboos, so this time it was prawns as main ingredient. It was awesome , rice and prawns cooked in a pot with authentic masalas and the slight tangy taste of dried lemon , delicious . Marinated prawns are shallow fried in oil Mox with the rice finally.Some crushed prawns are cooked with rice and the gravy of onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spice powders that ended up in a rich flavoured spicy yummy moist biriyani like, arabic majboos. Serve it for lunch or dinner with fresh veg salad
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| Prep Time | 40 minutes |
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Ingredients
- Prawns - 250 g
- Red chili powder(¾ tsp) -
- Turmeric powder(a pinch) -
- Basmati rice(soaked in water for half an hour and drained) - 2 cup
- Onion - 2, chopped
- Crushed ginger & garlic - 1 ½
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder(¾ tsp) -
- Garam masala powder - ¼ tsp
- Dried lemon(optional) - 1
- Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
- Water - 3 cup
- Salt(to taste) -
- Ghee/ clarified butter - 2 tbsp
- Oil - 3 tbsp
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Instructions
- Marinate the cleaned prawns with red chili powder, a pinch of turmeric powder and salt. Heat 2 tbspboil in a pan and fry the prawns just till done. Keep it aside.
- Add sliced tomato and green chilly,saute for 4-5 minutes in medium flame
- Add black pepper powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt and saute till the raw smell disappear. Crush half of the fried prawns and mix it.
- Pour enough water and bring it to boil
- When the rice is ready,Add fried prawns and chopped coriander leaves on top and combine slowly.Remove it from the flame.
- Hot and delicious Prawn Majboos is ready now.
Recipe Notes
Prawns (big) - 30 pieces + 8 pieces (for grinding)
Red chili powder - ¾ tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Basmati rice - 2 cup (soaked in water for half an hour and drained)
Onion - 1, chopped
Garam masala powder - ¼ tsp
Dried lemon - 1 (optional)
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Water - 3 cup
Salt - to taste
Ghee/ clarified butter - 2 tbsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
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