Ingredients

• 1 cup - Basmati rice washed and drained
• 1 cup - shelled, deveined prawns
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - shajeera/fennel
• 1/2 cup - chopped coriander leaves
• salt
• oil for frying.
• To grind:
• 3/4 green chillies
• 2 tsp - chopped garlic
• 7/8 peppercorns
• 5/6 cloves
• 1 tsp - chopped ginger
• 1 inch - cinnamon

How to Make Green Prawn Pulao

• Wash prawns, apply salt, turmeric powder and leave aside for 15 minutes.
• Shallow fry the prawns in oil but do not let them harden. Save the oil.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil, add shajeera. When it splutters add the ground masala and fry till oil separates.
• Then add the drained rice and fry for 2 minutes.
• Add 1.5 cups water to it, add salt and mix it.
• When the water boils, reduce the flame and cook the rice on low fire till done.
• Fluff up the rice with a fork, mix fried prawns and sprinkle some of the oil used for frying prawns on the rice.
• Cover and leave on slow fire for five minutes.