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Prawn Biryani Recipe / Prawn Dum Biryani Recipe / Shrimp Biryani Recipe

December 18, 2014 By Aarthi 36 Comments

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Everyone love biryani. It can be made pretty much with anything. The real tasty biryani is in the making of it. Biryani can be made in a pressure cooker, but the real aroma of the biryani comes only when it is made in dum. I have shared many biryani recipe, but i got many request for posting prawn biryani. So here it is..

Similar Recipe,
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Mushroom Dum Biryani
Chicken Dum Biryani

I have shared quite a few prawn recipes in this blog recently and this is a addition to my list. I have two more prawn recipes to share.So stay tuned..
Prawn Recipes,
Spicy Prawn Roast
Prawn Masala
Prawns with Drumstick Leaves

Prawn Fried Rice
Grilled Prawns
Chilli Prawns
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Soaking Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 40 to 45 mins
Serves : 3 

Ingredients:
Basmati Rice – 1 cup
Oil – 2 tblspn
Ghee – 2 tblspn
Onion – 2 large sliced thinly
Tomato – 1 large sliced
Green Chilli – 2 slit
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi -1.5  tblspn
Garam Masala Powder – 2 tsp
Curd / Yogurt – 3 tblspn
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup finely chopped
Mint Leaves – 1/4 cup finely chopped
Saffron a pinch
Warm Milk – 4 tblspn

For Marinating Prawns:
Prawns – 20 medium size
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Method:
Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.

Start by cooking rice, bring lots of water to a boil, add salt to it and when it reached a rolling boil, add in rice and cook for 7 to 8 mins till the rice is 95 percent cooked. Drain and set aside.

Mix the prawns with the marination and set aside.
Heat ghee and oil in a pot in which you are going to make biryani.
Add in the prawns and cook on high heat for 2 mins. Remove it and set aside.
In the same oil add in onions, chillies and saute till golden.
Now remove half of the fried onions to a plate and set aside.
In the remaining fried onions, add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min. 
Add in spice powders and mix well.
Add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
Add in curd, salt, half of the coriander and mint leaves. Mix well. Cook till raw smell leaves away.
Add in the prawns and toss well in the masala.
Soak saffron in warm milk and set aside.
Now layer the cooked rice, fried onions, coriander and mint leave and the saffron milk.
Cover with a tight lid and put the pot on very low heat for 10 mins.
Open and fluff lightly. Serve hot.

Pictorial:
Take all your ingredients
Soak basmati rice for 30 mins

Bring lots of water to a boil

add in salt

add in the drained rice

let them cook
now it is all cooked, it should be 95 percent cooked

drain and set aside
take prawns in a bowl

add in chilli, turmeric and salt

add in ginger garlic paste

mix well

heat ghee and oil in a pan

add in prawns

fry for 2 mins

drain them

i kept it in the same bowl

in the remaining oil

add in onions and green chillies

saute them

cook till it is golden

now remove some of the onions for later

remove it in a plate

now in the remaining onions

add in ginger garlic paste

add chilli and coriander powder

now add in some garam masala powder

mix well

add in sliced tomatoes

some salt

some yogurt

mix them up

add in mint and coriander leaves which are chopped finely

mix well and let them cook till raw smell leaves away

add in the cooked prawns

toss well in the masala.

Now lay the rice over this

add the fried onions

top with some mint and coriander leaves

pour some saffron milk over this

all done

cover with a tight fitting lid

put the whole thing on a very low heat for 10 mins

ta da

Give a gentle toss

serve
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Hamaree Rasoi

    December 19, 2014 at 3:23 am

    Simply awesome and marvelous looking prawn biriyani.
    Deepa

    Reply
  2. Gayathri Magesh

    December 20, 2014 at 3:18 am

    Hi
    Can u say onion and tomato in grams.

    Reply
  3. Aarthi

    December 22, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    @Gayathri MageshONion – 350 grams, tomato – 150 grams

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    January 31, 2015 at 7:28 am

    Thanks aarthi for posting this recipe on request….will surely try out….it looks awesome n is simple.

    Reply
  5. Mansi Shinde

    February 18, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Its delicious. ..I loved it…very yummY & mouth watering. ..

    Reply
  6. Anonymous

    March 1, 2015 at 5:04 pm

    Thanks Aarthi.. it came out so well.. first time trying dum briyani but it tasted professional :-):-)

    Reply
  7. amritha

    March 25, 2015 at 4:24 pm

    Hi Aarthi…
    it will be unfair if i try one more recipe of urs without thanking you…coz all tht i have made borrwing ur recipes have turned out to be huge hits!!!i really thank u n dedicate all the compliments tht i got ti u n only u!!!!

    Reply
  8. fatima

    April 10, 2015 at 11:49 pm

    What if i dont have saffron available?

    Reply
  9. Aarthi

    April 11, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    @fatimajust leave it out. or use some food colour mixed with milk

    Reply
  10. kalai vani

    April 18, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Plz provide me the link for buying this vessel which is gud for making dum biriyanis. Waiting for your reply

    Reply
  11. Aarthi

    April 21, 2015 at 1:33 pm

    @kalai vaniuse this link
    http://bit.ly/1QeEhyv

    Reply
  12. kalai vani

    April 22, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    Hi I cannot click on the link sorry for disturbing you again and again

    Reply
  13. Aarthi

    April 23, 2015 at 1:53 am

    @kalai vanijust copy and paste it.

    Reply
  14. Shafinaz

    June 29, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    Hai aarthi, I must say that your recipes has thus far turned out so well and i am getting more at ease and confident in my cooking. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  15. Tripthi

    July 26, 2015 at 8:56 am

    Hello there,
    My first attempt at Prawns Biryani and it turned out to be so awesome! Thank you so much. 🙂
    Brilliant recipe and easy instructions!

    Reply
  16. Sara MJ

    August 5, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Absolutely loved this dum briyani! Yum yum yum… my husband cooked it today and we would definitely cook it again !!Thank you.

    Reply
  17. Ambika Rathnam

    December 1, 2015 at 10:48 pm

    How to make this biriyani in pressure cooker.. I mean without dum..

    Reply
  18. Anonymous

    December 25, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Hi aarthi, i had requested this recipe and till now have tried so many times, and everytime it turns out to be more yummier….thank you.

    Reply
  19. Anonymous

    March 31, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    How many grams of prawns

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  20. Aarthi

    April 1, 2016 at 6:10 am

    @Anonymous it is around 300 to 400 grams

    Reply
  21. Shweta

    April 19, 2016 at 8:32 am

    A Arthingworth, your recipes are awesome. This prawn biryani turned out so great. Had a fab lunch today. Thanks!

    Reply
  22. Arun

    June 12, 2016 at 8:54 am

    Hi, today tried the same recipe and steps with chicken and the result was super…

    Thank you once again

    Reply
  23. Maha Lakshmi

    July 12, 2016 at 3:54 pm

    This Looks Sooo Delicious ..
    Going to try this tommr.:-)

    Reply
  24. Unknown

    August 14, 2016 at 1:42 pm

    How much rice in GMs

    Reply
  25. Anonymous

    September 12, 2016 at 10:21 am

    Which company basmati rice are u using?? Let me know that

    Reply
  26. Anonymous

    October 31, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    Hi, I want to know if saffron milk is mandatory..?!?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      November 1, 2016 at 4:23 am

      just leave it out. or use some food colour mixed with milk

      Reply
  27. jessica

    November 8, 2016 at 7:22 am

    Thanks aarthi for sharing such yummy recipe with us, i will surely try this one…

    Want to know about ready to eat seafood products, then must visit Readytoeat

    Reply
  28. Anonymous

    November 28, 2016 at 9:59 am

    One cup rice means how much amount in kg..

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      November 29, 2016 at 11:50 am

      1 cup rice is around 200 grams

      Reply
  29. shwetha shenoy

    December 16, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    Second time doing this biryani.. Just love it 🙂 and no one can do any mistake with this recipe….

    Reply
  30. Jaysree

    August 10, 2017 at 10:12 am

    If I am doing for 6 people, should I just double the ingredients?

    Reply
  31. Pallavi

    August 14, 2017 at 4:29 am

    Tried it yesterday…. and it was LOVE!!! Thank you!!!
    Pallavi

    Reply
  32. Erika

    July 30, 2020 at 2:02 am

    I love all your recipes but the rice was undercooked this time – I had to put more water and cook additional 5 mins. I hope it works

    Reply
  33. Diya

    August 7, 2020 at 2:08 am

    Prepared this for 15 people. Huge hit!!! Delicious with savory taste. Thank you for your amazing recipes.

    Reply
  34. Steph K

    September 13, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    The real tasty biryani is in the making of it.

    Reply

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