Prawn Pullao

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 100 gm prawns, shelled and deveined
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 red chills
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp poppy seeds
• 3 flakes garlic
• 2 tsp tamarind pulp
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp oil

Method

1. Boil prawns with half the quantity of salt till tender and dry. Chop into pieces.
2. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and fry the onions. Drain.
3. Roast and powder the red chilies, sesame and poppy seeds
4. Grind the onions, garlic and tamarind to a fine paste.
5. Wash and soak the rice for an hour. Cook till tender with the remaining quantity of salt.
6. Heat the remaining quantity of oil in a pan and fry the prawns.
7. Add the roasted powder, ground pate, garam masala powder and the cooked rice. Mix the contents thoroughly and cook for a few more minutes.
8. 8, Garnish the prawn pullao with the fried onion slices and serve hot.