Shrimp biryani

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Shrimp biryani:

Ingredients:

For shrimp malaicurry:

  • Shrimp: 1 kg(medium sizes, remove heads)
  • Onion paste: 1/2cup
  • Ginger paste: 1tsp
  • Garlic paste: 1tsp
  • Ghee: 2 tbsp
  • Mustard oil: 2 tbsp
  • Thick Coconut (milk): 1cup
  • Bay leaves:1
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar: 1tbsp
  • Paprika or Red chilli powder: 1tsp(I used paprika)
  • Roasted Cumin powder: 1tsp
  • Make powder garam masala( 2 stick cinnamon,4 cardamom,2 clove,1/4tsp mace(jaitri), 1/2 tsp shahijeera)
  • Grind to a fine paste:(1/4cup fried onion(beresta),2tbsp raisins, some nuts)
  • Green chilies: 6

For biriyani:

  • Basmati or chinigura rice: 5 cup
  • Water:8 cup
  • Powder milk:1/4cup
  • Green chilies: 10
  • Ghee: 3tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Bay leaves: 2
  • Cardamom : 4
  • Cinnamon: 3
  • Ginger paste: 1tsp
  • Fried onion:2tbsp

Instructions:

Add 1tsp salt and 1tsp red chili powder with shrimp and gently mix to coat well.
Heat 2tbsp oil in a frying pan on high flame and add shrimp pieces and fry both side until little bit golden.
Preparing gravy:
Heat ghee and oil in a saucepan, add bay leaf, onion paste, ginger garlic paste, cumin and garam masala powder, paprika and sugar, stirring all the time and adding a little water to keep the spices from burning. Cook for 2min or until oil separates.
Gradually stir in the coconut milk extract and a little salt. Add grinded fried onion paste and stir well.
Now place the shrimp pieces into the gravy. Add green chilies, Cover and cook for 10 min on medium to low heat. Set aside.

Preparing biryani:

Heat ghee in a bowl; add green chilies, whole garam masala and fry little bit on high heat. Add rice and fry for another 2 min on high flame.
Add 8 cup water into the rice and adjust salt. Add powder milk and keep stirring.
Once the rice starts boiling, add the shrimp pieces with gravy and cook for 1 minute on high flame. Keep Stirring and mix well.
Cover the lid and keep over very low heat for 20 minutes.( don’t move the lid at these time…this is very important part for getting perfect biryani)
After 20 minutes, open the lid and turn off the heat. Sprinkle some ghee and fried onion and mix with the biryani.
Serve hot.

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