SHRIMP BIRIYANI

INGREDIENTS  :

SHRIMPS - 1 LB

RICE - 1 CUP

OIL\GHEE - 4 TBSP

GINGER - 1 TSP(PASTE)

GARLIC - 1 TSP(PASTE)

CHILLI - 4 BIG

CURRY LEAF - 1 STEM

MINT LEAF - ½ CUP

SALT - TO TASTE

CHILLI POWDER - ¼  TSP

TURMERIC POWDER - ¼ TSP

YOGURT - 2TBSP

ONION - 2 BIG(SLICE)

CARDAMOM - 3

CLOVES - 6

CINNAMON STICK - 1INCH

SAJEERA - 1TSP

CORIANDER POWDER - 2 TSP

BAY LEAF - 2 SMALL

MAZE - LITTLE

BIRYANIMASALA POWDER - 1TBLSP

Take 1cup of rice wash it. Add two cups of water and put it a side.

Now marinate the shrimps by taking shrimps into a bowel and adding some oil. Then add salt, chilli powder, little shrimp masala powder. Add the half spoon of ginger and garlic paste, 1tbsp of yogurt and coriander powder or coriander leaves. Mix well and marinate for nearly ½ an hour.

Take a pan, add some oil or ghee. After heating put the cloves (4), cardamom(2), 1/2 inch cinnamon stick, bay leaves,and sajeera. Fry little and then add the soaked rice into fried ingredients. Add salt as per your taste. Mix well and then add 2 cups of water. Place lid and cook on a medium flame until the rice is cooked.

Now take a pan, add oil. After heating add turmeric powder, curry leaves, two cloves, one full cardamom with shell,cinnamon stick ,and maze little. Then add onion slices and chillies, ginger garlic paste. After these ingredients are fried, add marinated shrimp and cook until the water (extracted from shrimp) thickens. Add  little  masala powder and cook for another min. Then remove the shrimps aside.

Now add the yogurt in the left over shrimp oil and then add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Now add the fried shrimps and mix well.

Now place the cooked rice on top of the shrimps and steam cook in low flame for at lest 5 min. Now take the food color mix it with the water sprinkle it on the top of the rice. and put the lid for few more min. Shrimp biryani is almost ready, remove the whole contents into a big bowel to mix it nicely. Garnish and now it is ready to serve.