Shrimp Dum Biriyani Recipe / Prawn Dum Biriyani Recipe / Chemmen Biriyani Recipe

Here is the recipe of yummy Shrimp Dum Biriyani Recipe / Prawn Dum Biryani Recipe / Chemmen Biriyani / Hyderabadi Prawn Dum Biryani.

INGREDIENTS:

For the Rice

Long grain Basmati rice – 1 cup

Ghee – 1 tbsp. 

Thinly Sliced Red Onions – 1, medium sized

Cloves – 3

Cardamoms – 2

Bay leaves – 2

Cinnamon stick – 2 (1" pieces)

Fennel seeds – 1/2  tsp.

Star anise – 2

Water – 3 to 4 cups

Salt – to taste

Lemon juice – 1 Tsp.

To Marinade

Shrimps – 15-20  nos.

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Chilly powder – 1 tsp

Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt – As required

For the masala

Onion – 1 large, thinly sliced

Tomato – 1 medium, chopped

Fresh ginger-garlic paste – 2 tsp.

Green chillies – 2, sliced lengthwise

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp.

Chilly powder – 1 tsp.

Coriander powder – 2 tsp.

Garam masala – 1.5 tsp

Mint leaves – 2 Tbsp., chopped

Cilantro – 1/4 cup, chopped

Salt – To taste

Oil – 2 Tbsp.

To Garnish

Onion – 1 medium, sliced very thin and deep fried in oil/ghee till brown

Cashews and raisins – 1/4 cup deep-fried in oil / ghee

Cilantro – 1/4 cup

Saffron threads – 4-5

Warm Milk – 1/4 cup

Method :

Step 1 :

Soak saffron threads in warm milk and keep it aside.

Step 2 :

Cooking Rice

• To cook rice I usually follow the draining method. Soak the basmati rice for around 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a pan. Add sliced onion, all whole spices (cloves – 3, cardamoms – 2, bay leaves-2, cinnamon sticks – 2, fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp., and star anise- 2) and sauté for few minutes. Now add the drained rice and sauté till rice combines well with all the spices.
• Boil required water in a heavy bottomed pan. When water starts boil, add flavored rice and enough salt. Mix everything well. The water should be slightly salty. Now add lemon juice. Mix well and cook rice to the perfect consistency. Rice  should be 95 percent cooked. It will take around 8 - 10 minutes  at medium heat. Drain excess water and allow the rice to cool.

Step 3 :

• Clean and wash the shrimps. Marinate the shrimps with the ingredients under To Marinade for at least 2 hours in a refrigerator. Shallow fry the marinated shrimps  in oil. It won’t take more than 3 - 4 minutes on each side, at medium-low heat. Drain on to a paper towel.

Step 4:

• In the same pan, add thinly sliced onions. Stir-fry until they turn light brown at medium heat. Now add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies. Stir fry for a few more minutes. Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Stir-fry for a few seconds and add the chopped tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes get mashed up. Now add salt,  1/4 cup water and mix well. Bring to a boil and add the fried shrimps. Cook for 5 minutes and add the chopped cilantro and mint. Taste check for salt. Switch off.

Step 5:

  Layering

• For layering you need a heavy bottomed cookware which can be put on stove or which is oven-safe.
• Smear the base and sides of the cookware with ghee. Then add some fried onions, cashews, raisins, cilantro, mint leaves and shrimp masala. Now add the cooked rice and repeat the process. The topmost layer should be that of rice with the items under To Garnish .  Now drizzle the saffron milk on the top of the rice.

Step 6:

• Seal the cookware well,  cover the vessel with a cotton cloth (preferably  very thick ) and seal it. Close the lid very tightly . Heat a dosa tawa/ dosa kallu  and place the biriyani vessel  on top. Reduce the heat to the lowest flame & cook for 20-25 minutes. Keep the heat at the lowest flame throughout, otherwise it might get burnt. Also place a pan of boiling water on top of the biriyani vessel at the same time. Make sure no steam escapes while cooking..Remove the lid and by using the fork mix the rice gently without breaking it .

Step 7:

• Transfer your yummy shrimp dum biriyani to a serving dish. 

• You can make a  tomato flower for garnishing as center décor of  your Biriyani and Serve hot with boiled eggs, biriyani chammanthi, raita, pappad and lemon pickle.

 

Tomato Flower looks Beautiful in garnishing. I got this Tomato flower making tutorial from here  

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Here is a Leftover makeover Recipe –Vegetable Pulp Cutlets (Vegetable patties)

Here I am sharing the recipe of vegetable cutlets. To make these cutlets I used vegetable juice pulp, potatoes, Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs and Spice powders..

INGREDIENTS:

1. Potato – 2, medium size , boiled, peeled and mashed
2. Vegetable juice pulp – 1 cup (You can use any leafy vegetables and carrots, cucumber etc., )
3. Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp.
4. Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs – 1 and 1/2  cup
5. Baking powder – 1 pinch
6. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp.
7. Red Chilli powder -2 tsp
8. Garam masala powder -1 tsp
9. Salt needed
10. Oil for deep frying

METHOD:

• Place 1 to 9 ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well and bring to the consistency enough to form cutlets (little bit thinner than chapatti dough consistency). If you need, add more Bread Crumbs or 1/4 cup wheat flour and mix well to get  dough consistency. Check for the salt.
• Make small balls out of the dough.
• Now make desired shapes.(Pat it flat to small round shape. Also you can make it oval, heart shape or any shape you desire)
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium flame. When it is hot enough for deep-frying, slowly slide-in 3-4 patties in it. Do not overcrowded the pan. Make sure oil is  hot enough otherwise cutlet may be break in oil while deep frying.
• Do not stir them for a minute after dropping in oil otherwise they may crack and break into pieces.
• Deep-fry them over medium flame until light brown on both sides. Flip them as required to cook evenly.
• Transfer them on a plate. Deep-fry remaining ones. Use kitchen absorbent paper to absorb excess oil from it.
• Enjoy vegetable Cutlets (Vegetable patties) hot with tomato sauce/ketchup with tea/coffee/cool drinks.

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Leftover makeover Recipes -Heart shaped vegetable Cutlets (Vegetable patties)

Valentine’s Day is a fun special day to express your love for the special people in your life. On Valentine’s Day I made  Kinnathappam (It is a traditional steamed sweet cake from the Kerala Cuisine) and mixed vegetable cutlets (Vegetable patties) in different shapes and Vegetable vadas (Indian donuts) for my husband. To make mixed vegetable cutlets and Vegetable vadas, I used vegetable juice pulp, potatoes, Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs and Spice powders..

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INGREDIENTS:

1. Potato – 2, medium size , boiled, peeled and mashed
2. Vegetable juice pulp – 1 cup (You can use any leafy vegetables and carrots, cucumber etc., )
3. Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp.
4. Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs – 1 cup
5. Baking powder – 1 pinch
6. Turmeric powder - a pinch
7. Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
8. Garam masala powder -1/2 tsp (if you want spicy)
9. Salt needed
10. Oil for deep frying

METHOD:

• Place 1 to 8 ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well and bring to the consistency enough to form cutlets (little bit thinner than chapatti dough consistency). If you need, add more Bread Crumbs or 1/4 cup wheat flour and mix well to get  dough consistency. Check for the salt.
• Make small balls out of the dough.
• Now make desired shapes.(Pat it flat to small round shape. Also you can make it oval, heart shape or any shape you desire)
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium flame. When it is hot enough for deep-frying, slowly slide-in 3-4 patties in it. Do not overcrowded the pan. Make sure oil is very hot otherwise cutlet may be break in oil while deep frying.
• Do not stir them for a minute after dropping in oil otherwise they may crack and break into pieces. Deep-fry them over medium flame until light brown on both sides. Flip them as required to cook evenly.
• Transfer them on a plate. Deep-fry remaining ones. Use kitchen absorbent paper to absorb excess oil from it.
• Enjoy vegetable Cutlets (Vegetable patties) hot with tomato sauce/ketchup with tea/coffee/cool drinks.

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Ghee Rice (Nei Chrou/ Ney Choru)

INGREDIENTS:

• Basmati rice - 1 cup (long grain rice)
• Onion – 1 , thinly sliced
• Green chilles – 2 sliced lengthwise.
• Ghee/Clarified butter - 2 tbsp
• Salt – to taste
• Cinnamon - 1 inch piece ( I used Cinnamon Powder)
• Cardamon – 1
• Cloves –2
• Bay leaf –1
• Star anise -1 (optional)
• Cashew nuts – 10
• Raisins – 10 (optional)
• Water – 2 cups

METHOD:

• Soak Basmati rice in water for 30 minutes. Washing them will also prevent them from becoming sticky while cooking. Drain the water and keep it aside.

• Heat ghee in a wide and heavy bottomed pan. Add cashews and fry till lightly golden, add raisins, when they plump up, keep them aside, we need them for garnishing.

• Add onions to the same pan and fry till they turn golden brown. Keep it aside. we need them for garnishing as well they add flavor to the ghee rice.
• To the same pan, add little more ghee and add all the spices(cinnamon, cardamom,cloves,bay leaf and star anise). Fry for a minute. Add 2 sliced green chilly and fry for a minute.
• Now add the drained rice to the pan and fry for 3 minutes.
• Add 2 cups of boiling water,  salt mix everything well and cook until rice is done.
• When rice is done fluff it with a fork and transfer to a serving dish.
• Garnish Ghee rice with raisins, cashews and fried onions.
• Serve hot with any spicy gravy or vegetable korma or Mushroom masala or serve with raita.

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