Prawn Biryani Recipe
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Prawn Biryani

By: Celestial 
"This spicy rice dish cooked in mouth-watering prawn curry is extremely easy to make in a microwave oven. A 1200-watt microwave oven was used for this recipe. Garnish with fried onions."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

What to Drink?

Wine Sauvignon Blanc
Beer Beer
Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs 35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups uncooked white rice
  • 9 ounces peeled and deveined tiger prawns
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 4 whole cardamom seeds
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cubes chicken bouillon

Directions

  1. Place rice with enough water to cover in a small bowl. Soak rice for 2 hours; drain.
  2. Stir together the prawns, ginger garlic paste, garam masala, black pepper, cloves, cardamom seeds, cinnamon sticks, salt, yogurt, and oil in a microwave safe bowl until well mixed. Cook in microwave on High until the shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 10 minutes. Remove the prawns from the curry and set aside.
  3. Stir the rice, water, and chicken bouillon into the curry and mix well. Cook in the microwave on High until rice is tender, about 10 minutes. Mix in the prawns; return to the microwave and cook on high until heated through, about 5 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick, cloves, and cardamom seeds before serving.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 875 | Total Fat: 30.7g | Cholesterol: 198mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 20, 2010 by Chef Andrea   view full review
I would never make a microwave meal so i converted this to stovetop with rice separate and it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2010 by ang   view full review
I give this five stars because not only is it delicious but easy to make! Next time I might...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2010 by Zoe   view full review
This was deeeelicious! I give it four stars only because I don't approve of the microwave. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2009 by Diane   view full review
We love it! But, I need to make it a few times more before it becomes my own dish.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2010 by sweetdestiny   view full review
This gets five stars because it is so easy to make , it's a quick dish and very rich in taste,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2010 by KimB   view full review
This is great, so quick. I used chicken instead of shrimp which I diced into small cubes. I...

 

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