Prawns Biryani

I am always trying new new recipes for special occasions.. this time I tried this new recipe Prawns Biriyani and turned out so good, thought of sharing with all of you.

Ingredients:

40 Medium Sized fresh Prawns
2 Cup Basmati Rice(soak for 30 mts.)
2 cup Water
4 Big garlic flakes
2” Ginger
2 Large Tomatos finely chopped
3 Onions large Finely chopped
2 green chillies
1½ Tsp each Chilli powder and coriander powder
1½ Tsp Anise seeds
1” cinnamon stick
1/4tsp. turmeric powder
5 cloves
25 mint leaves and ½ bunch of coriander leaves
1/4tsp. garam masala
Ghee as required
Salt to taste.

Method:
Clean and de-vein prawns. Make paste of Ginger, Garlic and anise seeds. Heat Ghee in a Vessel add cinnamon stick, cloves and fry for a minute. Add ginger garlic, anise seed paste, mint leaves, coriander leaves, onion and tomato and fry it well till tomato are well cooked. Add the prawns and fry it for a while, add turmeric powder, chilli powder, water, salt and rice and Stir well. Close the lid and turn the fire to medium and cook.. if u need more water to cook rice then u can add little water
Garnish with coriander leaves and Mint leaves and serve hot. Tastes very good with Raita.