Prawn Briyani

Ingredients -

Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Prawns - 1 or 2 cups
Peas - 1 cup (cooked; If microwave is available - then cook the peas with water for 4 min)
Onions - 2 + 1
Tomato - 1
Green chilli - 4
Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon (paste - 4 pods garlic)
Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon (paste - 1 inch ginger)
Mint leaves - 10 leaves
Coriander leaves - 10 leaves
Bay leaves - 4
Salt - as needed
Water - 1/2 cup
Curd - 2 tablespoon
Garam masala - 1 spoon
Oil - 6 tablespoon
Ghee - 2 tablespoon

Masala -

Coriander powder - 2 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tablespoon
Cumin powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon (add as per taste)

Method -

1. Cook the 2 cups of Basmati rice with 4 cups of water (3 whistles)
2. After the air pressure is reduced, spread the rice in a wide vessel
3. In another vessel, fry the Bay leaves in 4 tablespoon oil for 30 seconds
4. Add 2 Onions and fry till it turns brown
5. Cut the Green chillis length-wise and add to onions; Add Ginger and Garlic and fry for 2 min
5. Add the ingredients listed under Masala and fry for 2 min
6. Add the Salt, tomatoes, peas, Prawns and Mint leaves; cook for 5 min with lid closed
7. Dilute the curd with 1/4 cup water and add to the mixture
8. Add the Garam masala and cook for 5 min till the masala becomes thick
9. Take 4 teaspoon of rice and mix orange food color.
10. Sandwich the Rice and Masala in 4 layers (first put some rice in wide vessel; sprinkle some orange rice; then layer with Masala; then add rice on top of it; sprinkle some orange rice; then layer with Masala; then add rice)
10. Use the same Masala vessel, add the remaining 1 oil and 2 tablespoon oil.
11. Add this as the final layer on top of rice and add coriander leaves
12. Put two holes in the rice and add 1 tablespoon ghee in each hole
12. Leave the vessel closed for 10 min in low flame
13. After 10 min, mix gently so that the masala

Yummy Prawn Briyani is ready!!!