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Prawns Tawa Biryani Recipe by Shireen Anwar
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Prawns Tawa Biryani Recipe by Shireen Anwar
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

This Prawns tawa biryani is a real treat on holiday. Do try this Prawns Tawa Biryani Recipe by Shireen Anwar, you'd love to prepare again and again this quick biryani especially on Sunday to spend good time with your Family. Goes great with tomato onion raita. 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: Biryani, dinner, Prawns, Quick and Easy, rice, Seafood, spicy
Servings: 4
Chef: Shireen Anwar
Ingredients
  • 1/2 kg prawns cleaned
  • 1/2 kg rice
  • 1 cup onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 6 green chilies
  • 2 to matoes finely chopped
  • 4 tbsp brown onion
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1-1/2 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp kewra essence
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp all spice
  • 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • a pinch of Yellow food color
Cooking Method
  1. Wash rice with few changes of water then soak for 30 minutes.
  2. Boil soaked rice with 1 tbsp whole spices, salt and water.
  3. Drain and keep aside.
  4. Heat oil in a large griddle (tawa).
  5. Fry chopped onion for 5 minutes or until light golden.
  6. Add ginger garlic paste, tomatoes, salt, chili powder, turmeric, coriander and cumin seeds.
  7. Fry well.
  8. Now add prawns and cook on low heat for 15 minutes or until prawns are tender.
  9. Add yogurt, green masala and all spice.
  10. Cook for 5 minutes or until oil comes on top.
  11. Add boiled rice, kewra and yellow color.
  12. Leave it on dam for 10 minutes.
  13. Mix well.

  14. Prawns Tawa Biryani is ready now.

  15. Serve hot.