Kerala Style Prawns & Shrimp Biryani  -Chemmeen Biryani Recipe Made Simple
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Kerala Style Prawns & Shrimp Biryani -Chemmeen Biryani Recipe Made Simple

Kerala Style Prawns & Shrimp Biryani -Chemmeen Biryani Recipe Made Simple is a delicious Lunch dish that can be prepared in just 0 minutes....

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180 Min Prep

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40 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Non Vegeterian

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Basmati rice - soaked for 25-35 minutes
  • 6 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 6 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Mint Leaves (Pudina) - finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons Ghee
  • 3-4 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • Salt - to taste
  • 1/2 kg Prawns - cleaned and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1/2 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns - ground
  • Salt - to taste
  • 3 Onions - finely chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon Ginger - paste
  • 1/2 tablespoon Garlic - paste
  • 5 - 6 Green Chillies
  • 2 - 3 Tomatoes - finely chopped
  • 1 Fresh coconut - handful
  • 1 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - handful
  • 1/4 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina) - finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
  • 6 - 8 Cashew nuts - soaked in 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • Sunflower Oil - vegetable oil
  • 1 Salt - to taste
  • 1 Cashew nuts - handful
  • 1 Raisins - handful
  • 1 Onion - finely sliced
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Mint Leaves (Pudina) - finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Mint Leaves (Pudina) - finely chopped

Instructions

1
Start making Kerala Style Prawns & Shrimp Biryani (Chemmeen Biryani formula) by mixing prawns with fixings mentioned under marinating prawns, and store in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
2
Meanwhile you can prepare basmati rice for biryani.Meanwhile, grind grated coconut and coriander leaves into a even paste.Also grind soaked cashews and keep aside.fiery up lubricate in a mix gently-sauté pot and shallow sauté marinated prawns and keep aside.In the same pot, fiery up lubricate and mix in onions, 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste and green chillies, sauté till done.Once the onions are soft, mix in minced tomatoes and sauté till cooked.Now mix in curd, ground paste of coconut-coriander and mix gently well.Once it comes to bring to a low-boil and the raw smell disappears, mix in shallow fried prawns and oven-cook on low flame and sauté for 5-6 moments till the prawns are well-coated with masala.mix in the cashew paste and garam masala.
3
Combine well and oven-cook for another 2 to 3 moments till the mixture thickens slightly.
4
Switch off flame and allow the pot to cool.Instruction for RiceWhile the prawn is getting marinated, strain all aqua from soaked basmati rice.Meanwhile, fiery up ghee/lubricate in a pressure cooker and splutter cardamom, cloves and cinnamon till perfumed and mix in rice to sauté for 5 moments or until rice starts cracking.mix in the aqua, lemon liquid, seasoning and leaves.
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mix gently well.
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seal the pressure cooker with lid without weight.oven-cook on a high flame till a strong steam comes through.
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Turn the flame to a complete sim and oven-cook for 5 moments.Switch off flame and leave to oven-cook on residual fiery up of the stove for 30 moments.Once the rice is ready, fluff the rice with a fork or spread the rice on a tray & keep aside.Instruction For GarnishHeat ghee/lubricate in a pot and sauté the cashews and raisins.
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Remove them from the pot and sauté the onions till golden brown.strain any excess ghee on a paper towel.Layering The Biryani - Stove Top MethodGrease a thick bottomed Biryani pot/Stew pot with ghee.mix in a layer of the prawns masala as the bottom layer.
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Next mix in a layer of rice as the second layer.
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Repeat layers till the masala and rice is used up completely.
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The top most layer of the biriyani must be the rice.
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stream in gently a little ghee between each layer.
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scatter coriander and mint leaves on top.seal with lid and oven-cook for 15 to 20 moments on lowest flame.Once the biriyani is done, spread the decorate all over and seal again and keep closed for at least 15 moments to oven-cook in residual fiery up.Layering The Biryani – Oven MethodPreheat Oven at 180 degree Celsius for 10 moments.lubricate a baking dish with ghee and mix in layers and garnishing like mentioned above under stove top method.seal dish with aluminium foil or wet cloth and oven-cook for 25-30 moments.enjoy Chemmeen Biryani fiery with papad and Burani Raita or Lauki Raita.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Kerala Recipes
Course
Lunch
Diet
Non Vegeterian
Total Time
220 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

180 mins

Cooking Time

40 mins

Total Time

220 mins
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