INGREDIENTS :
SHRIMPS - 1 LB
RICE - 1 CUP
OIL\GHEE - 4 TBSP
GINGER - 1 TSP(PASTE)
GARLIC - 1 TSP(PASTE)
CHILLI - 4 BIG
CURRY LEAF - 1 STEM
MINT LEAF - ½ CUP
SALT - TO TASTE
CHILLI POWDER - ¼ TSP
TURMERIC POWDER - ¼ TSP
YOGURT - 2TBSP
ONION - 2 BIG(SLICE)
CARDAMOM - 3
CLOVES - 6
CINNAMON STICK - 1INCH
SAJEERA - 1TSP
CORIANDER POWDER - 2 TSP
BAY LEAF - 2 SMALL
MAZE - LITTLE
BIRYANIMASALA POWDER - 1TBLSP
Take 1cup of rice wash it. Add two cups of water and put it a side.
Now marinate the shrimps by taking shrimps into a bowel and adding some oil. Then add salt, chilli powder, little shrimp masala powder. Add the half spoon of ginger and garlic paste, 1tbsp of yogurt and coriander powder or coriander leaves. Mix well and marinate for nearly ½ an hour.
Take a pan, add some oil or ghee. After heating put the cloves (4), cardamom(2), 1/2 inch cinnamon stick, bay leaves,and sajeera. Fry little and then add the soaked rice into fried ingredients. Add salt as per your taste. Mix well and then add 2 cups of water. Place lid and cook on a medium flame until the rice is cooked.
Now take a pan, add oil. After heating add turmeric powder, curry leaves, two cloves, one full cardamom with shell,cinnamon stick ,and maze little. Then add onion slices and chillies, ginger garlic paste. After these ingredients are fried, add marinated shrimp and cook until the water (extracted from shrimp) thickens. Add little masala powder and cook for another min. Then remove the shrimps aside.
Now add the yogurt in the left over shrimp oil and then add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Now add the fried shrimps and mix well.
Now place the cooked rice on top of the shrimps and steam cook in low flame for at lest 5 min. Now take the food color mix it with the water sprinkle it on the top of the rice. and put the lid for few more min. Shrimp biryani is almost ready, remove the whole contents into a big bowel to mix it nicely. Garnish and now it is ready to serve.
