Bhuni Khichuri (Pulao With Prawns) Recipe
Ingredients
Basmati rice (250gms), prawns (400gms), grated coconut (1), lime (1), saffron (a pinch), moong dal or green gram (125gms), salt (to taste), turmeric powder (1/2tsp), grated nutmeg (1/4 quantity), chilli powder (1/2tsp), Finely sliced onions (2), garam masala (1tbsp), ghee (100gms)
To Grind:- Green chilies (2), garlic (3cloves), coriander leaves (1/2c).
Method of preparation:-
Take rice, wash them in water, drain them and then cook them until they get cooked 3/4th. Then strain the rice and keep them aside. Take dal, roast it in pan then add enough hot water, salt and turmeric powder in it. Cook it and then strain it and keep it aside. Take out milk from the coconut. Take lime juice and soak saffron in it. Remove the shell and devein the prawns. Take a pan, heat ghee in it and fry onions in it until they get brown. Add ground paste, nutmeg, chili powder, turmeric, ginger paste in the pan and mix for a minute. Then add garam masala in it and sauté it. Now add prawns, ½ cup of water and salt in it. Mix it properly and cook until the prawns get cooked. Take a vessel of heavy base. First spread the layer of rice, then prawns and then the layer of dal. Then dust the coconut milk and the saffron lime juice. Cover the vessel tightly and then keep it for steam over low flame for about 15 minutes. Mix it well and then serve it hot.
Bengali Recipes, Rice Recipes
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