Prawn Biryani Recipe
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An easy Hyderabadi-style prawn biryani — basmati layered with masala prawns, fried onions and saffron, then dum-cooked. Use cleaned, cook-ready prawns and it comes together without any peeling or deveining.
Cleaned, cook-ready prawns delivered fresh in Hyderabad — no peeling, no mess.🦐 Order prawns for this
Ingredients
- 500g prawns (PD)
- 2 cups basmati
- 2 onions, sliced & fried
- 1 cup yogurt
- Biryani masala
- Saffron + milk
- Mint & coriander
- Ghee
Method
- Marinate prawns in yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, biryani masala, salt — 20 min.
- Parboil basmati with whole spices (bay, cardamom, cloves) until 70% done. Drain.
- In a heavy pot, cook marinated prawns for 4 min until just pink. Don't overcook — prawns turn rubbery fast.
- Layer rice over prawns. Top with fried onions, mint, saffron milk, ghee.
- Seal with foil + lid. Dum on low heat for 20 min. Rest 10 min before opening.
Why ShrimpLi prawns for this dish
- Pond-direct from our own Andhra ponds, never frozen
- Cleaned to order — pick whole, headless or peeled & deveined
- No sulphites, no STPP — they taste of prawn, not chemicals