Prawn Pulao Recipe

Prawns Pulao is a very tasty dish which can be prepared very easily. You can prepare this when you have guests coming at short notice. 


Ingredients needed for the Prawns Pulao recipe :
2 cups Basmati rice
1 cup prawns, shelled and deveined
1/2 cup oil / ghee
2 bay leaf
4 green cardamoms
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 tsps ginger garlic paste
1/2 cup finely chopped tomato
1 1/2 tbsp chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

How to prepare Prawns Pulao Recipe:
Wash and soak rice for an hour. Drain and keep aside.
Heat oil or ghee in a thick bottomed pressure pan, add bayleaf and the green cardamoms.
Add chopped onions and fry till they are golden. Add ginger garlic paste, chopped green chillies, chopped tomatoes and turmeric powder with a tsp of water. Fry till the oil starts oozing out from the sides.
Add the cleaned and shelled prawns to the mixture and mix well. Stir well till the masala gets coated well and the prawns get half cooked.
Add the soaked and drained rice to the mix and stir well. Add enough water about (3 cups) and salt to taste.
Put the weight on to the pressure pan and wait for the first whistle. As the whistle comes , put off the fire, leaving the pan on the stove.
When the cooker cools open and mix the contents nicely.
You can add chopped coriander leaves as garnish and serve hot with Salads or Raitas