Ingredients

• 20- Prawns.
• 1 cup - Basmati rice.
• 1.5 cup- Water.
• 1 cup - Onion(thinly chopped).
• 3/4 cup - tomato (finely chopped).
• 2 "- Ginger.
• 8 - Garlic cloves.
• 1 - green chilli.
• 3/4 tsp - Turmeric powder.
• 1 tsp- Red chilli powder.
• 1 tsp - Coriander seeds.
• 1 tsp- Star Anise seeds.
• 1 - Cinnamon stick (small).
• 3 - Cloves.
• Kesari powder- a pinch.
• 1/4 tsp - Garam masala powder.
• 1/4 cup - Mint leaves.
• 4 tbsp - Coriander leaves (finely chopped).
• 3 tsp- oil.
• 2 tsp - ghee or oil.
• Salt to taste.

How to Make Simple Prawn Biriyani

• Devein and wash the prawns.
• Grind the ginger, garlic and star anise seeds into a fine paste.
• Heat oil a pressure cooker and saute the cinnamon and cloves for a few seconds.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste, mint leaves, coriander leaves, onion and tomato and fry it well.
• Now add the prawns and fry it for 1 min.
• Then add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, 1.5 cups of water, salt and rice and stir it well.
• Close the cooker with the lid and turn the flame to high.
• Once it starts steaming, put the weight on the cooker and lower the flame to medium and cook for 8 minutes.
• Now remove the cooker from the stove and keep it aside.
• After 10 mins, remove the lid and gently mix the rice.
• Serve hot.