Prawn Briyani

For the Briyani lovers, here is my next recipe Prawn Briyani. In general prawns has high proteins and less fat. Yap, a normal size prawn contains about 2 grams of fat but it contains almost 30 grams of proteins. This ideal combination makes prawn as most preferred option than its competitors.  Today lets see the making process of prawn briyani.

Prawn Briyani

Ingredients: Serve - 2

• Basmati rice – 1 glass
• Prawn – 1/2kg
• Oil – 4tspn
• Onion – 2
• Green chilly – 4
• Mint leaves – as required
• Coriander leaves – as required
• Curry leaves – as required
• Cinnamon – small inch
• Cardamom – 3
• Cloves – 4
• Fennel seeds – 1/4tspn
• Bay leaf – 2
• Cashew nuts - 4
• Food color – few drops
• Ginger- garlic paste – 1tspn
• Thick curd – 2tspn
• Lemon – 1
• Cumin seeds – 1/4tspn
• Salt – 2tspn (adjust to taste)
• Turmeric powder – 1/4tspn
• Red chilli powder – 1tspn (adjust to taste)
• Everest briyani masala – 2tspn
• Ghee – 2tspn

The following picture shows the step by step process for Prawn Briyani:

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 Method:

1. Clean the prawn with turmeric powder and cook for 5 minutes in bowl by closing the lid. Cook in medium flame (figure 1 & 2)
2. After prawns are cooked add 1/2tspn red chilly powder, 1/2tspn salt, ½ lemon, mix well and soak for 15 minutes. (figure 3)
3. Soak the basmati rice for 1 hour.
4. Take a bowl add water, cumin seeds, bay leaf, ½ tspn salt, 1 drop oil, boil for 5 minutes. Add soaked basmati rice and cook the rice only 80%. (figure 4)
5. Take a pan, heat oil in medium flame add cloves,cinnamon , cardamom, fennel seeds, bay leaf, cashew nuts and saute for 1 minute. (figure 5)
6. Add sliced onions, salt, ginger-garlic paste and saute until onion color changes to golden brown. (figure 6)
7. Add green chilly saute for 5 seconds then add mint leaves, coriander leaves, curry leaves and saute for 1 minute. (figure 7 & 8)
8. Add prawn and saute for 2 minute. (figure 9)
9. Add red chilly powder, Everest briyani masala, curd and saute for 1 minute. (figure 10)
10. Now spread the curry evenly and then add cooked rice evenly.(figure 11)
11. Add mint leaves, food color, ghee and close the lid and cook for 10 minutes in medium flame. (figure 12 & 13)
12. After 10 minutes open the lid and mix the briyani carefully without breaking the rice. (figure 14)
13. Serve in bowl. (figure 15)

Tasty and Healthy Prawn Briyani is ready to serve !

Additional Tips:-

• In step 1, cook the prawn without adding any water.
• In step 2, we can soak the prawn masala more than 15 minutes also.

Chicken briyani

Hope the post heading speaks louder so, this recipe does not need any formal intro. Chicken Briyani  can be prepared in various style. Today let's see the process involved in preparing via electronic rice cooker.

Chicken Briyani

  Ingredients: Serve - 2

• Chicken – 1 kg
• Basmati Rice – 1 & ½ Glass
• Oil – 6tspn
• Red Chilli powder – 1tspn
• Turmeric powder – pinch
• Coriander powder – 1/2tpsn
• Everest Briyani masala – 3tspn
• Salt – 1 & ½tspn (adjust to taste)
• Lemon – ½
• Coriander leaves – as required
• Mint leaves – as required
• Food Color – 1tspn
• Curd – 3tspn
• Ajinamoto – 1/2tspn
• Bay leaf – 2
• Cumin seeds – 1/2tspn
• Fennel seeds – 1/2tspn
• Ginger- garlic paste – 2tspn
• Green chili paste – 1tspn
• Cardamon - 2 
• Onion - 3 (big size)

The following picture shows the step by step process for Chicken Briyani:

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Method:

1. Soak the rice for 1 hour.
2. Cut the Chicken as big size. Clean well with water and 1/4tspn of turmeric powder.
3. Take a big bowl add chicken pieces, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder, briyani masala, ajinamoto, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, curd, green chili paste, coriander leaves, mint leaves, 4tspn oil mix well and soak for 1 hour. (figure 1 & 2)
4. Take a pan, heat 2tspn oil in medium flame add bay leaf, cinnamon, fennel seeds,cardamon and saute for 1 minute. (figure 3)
5. Now add onion & continue sauteing until onion color changes to golden brown. (figure 4 & 5)
6. Add soaked chicken & mix well. Close with lid and cook until chicken gets half boiled. Approximately 3-5 minutes(figure 6, 7 & 8 )
7. After chicken is half cooked switch off stove and transfer into rice cooker.(figure 9 & 10)
8. Now on top of the chicken add soaked rice, food color, mint leafs, water and close the cooker and cook. (figure 11,12,13 & 14)
9. Serve in a bowl. (figure 15)

Spicy Chicken Briyani is ready to serve !

Additional Tips:-

• In step 3, u can taste the masala and If you feel like the taste is not as expected then add necessary ingredients to suit your taste and mix well. Marinate the chicken for at least 1/2 an hour.

Egg Rice

Egg contains vitamin B2 which helps our body to break down food into energy, boost weight loss and increase memory power.Like this we have so many advantages if we eat egg every day,mostly preferred as part of our breakfast. Now lets see the preparation process for egg rice which can be prepared very easy and quickly. Preferred option for lunch box too. 

Egg Rice

Ingredients: Serve-1

• Eggs- 2 
• Onion – 1 
• Cooked rice – 1 cup 
• Green chili – 2
• Curry leaf – few 
• coriander leaves – few 
• Pepper powder – 2tspn 
• Turmeric powder – a pinch 
• Mustard seeds  - 1tspn 
• Urad dhal – 1tspn 
• Salt - 1spn (adjust to taste)

The following picture shows the step by step preparation of egg rice:

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Method:

1. First cook the rice, keep aside in a plate and let it cool.(figure 1)
2. Take a pan heat oil in a medium flame add mustard seeds, urad dhal wait for crackle then add curry leafs, green chillies(cut length-wise), onion,salt and  saute for few min.(figure 2 & 3) 
3. Next add turmeric powder, 1 spoon pepper powder and saute for few more min (figure 4 & 5) 
4. Add eggs, mix finely and saute for few seconds. Ensure egg is cooked just half boiled (figure 6 &7) 
5. Now add cooked rice, mix well and then add one more spoon pepper powder and mix well (figure 8) 
6. Finally switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.(figure 9)

Additional Tips:

• After adding eggs to the mixture stir continuously until curry cooks well as shown in figure 7.
• Add cool rice to the egg mixture and mix smoothly not roughly
• Don't add hot rice to the egg mixture.