Green Prawn Pulao

Ingredients list for Green Prawn Pulao

• 1 cup Medium prawns , peeled and deveined
• 1 1/2 cups Basmati rice , soaked for 20 minutes and drained
• 1/4 cup Fresh coriander leaves
• 1/4 cup Fresh mint leaves
• 1 Green chilli
• 1 tablespoon Ghee
• 5-6 Black peppercorns
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 7-8 Cloves
• 3-4 Green cardamoms
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 medium Onion , sliced
• 1 inch Ginger , roughly chopped
• 3-4 cloves Garlic
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
• to taste Salt
• 3/4 cup Coconut milk
• to garnish Small roasted papad cones

Method

1. Heat ghee in a deep non-stick kadai, add black peppercorns, cinnamon, cloves, green cardamoms and broken bay leaf, mix and sauté till fragrant. Add onion and sauté till it turns golden brown.
2. Meanwhile to prepare green paste, put coriander leaves in a grinder jar, add mint leaves, green chilli, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, salt and a little water and grind to a fine paste.
3. Add green paste to the spices in the kadai and mix well. Saute on high heat till ghee separates. Add soaked rice and mix gently.
4. Mix 2 cups warm water and coconut milk in a bowl and add the mixture to the rice mixture. Add salt and mix.
5. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium heat. Once the mixture comes to a boil, add prawns and mix well. Cover and cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes.
6. Transfer the pulao into serving glass cups, garnish each with a roasted papad cone and serve hot.