The Best Shrimp Biryani Recipe (Prawn Biryani)

Ingredients (34)

• 500 g Prawns (cleaned and de-veined)500 g
• ½ cup Yogurt (whisked well)≈ 123 g
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilli powder≈ 8 g
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder≈ 1.5 g
• 3-4 Green Chillies ( slit)n/a
• ¼ cup Fried Onions (birista)≈ 14 g
• 2 tsp Garam Masala powder≈ 5 g
• 1 tbsp Garlic Paste≈ 16 g
• ¾ tbsp Ginger Paste≈ 12 g
• 1 tsp Coriander powder≈ 2.1 g
• 1 inch Cinnamon stick≈ 3 g
• 4 Cardamom≈ 1 g
• 4 Clovesn/a
• 5-6 Black peppercornsn/a
• ¼ tsp Mace (crushed)≈ 0.7 g
• ¼ tsp Nutmeg (grated)≈ 0.7 g
• 1 tbsp Oil≈ 14 g
• Juice of 1 lemon≈ 45 g
• Salt to tasten/a
• 1 Onion (large sized, finely sliced)≈ 110 g
• 1 Tomato (large sized, sliced)≈ 120 g
• ¼ cup coriander leaves (chopped)≈ 4 g
• 2 tbsp mint leaves (chopped)≈ 2.4 g
• 3 tbsp Oil≈ 41 g
• 2 cups Long grain basmati rice (soaked for 30 mins.)≈ 370 g
• 1 bay leaf≈ 0.2 g
• ½ tsp lemon juice≈ 2.5 g
• ½ tsp Caraway Seeds (Shajeera)≈ 2.5 g
• Saltn/a
• 2 Oiln/a
• Water as requiredn/a
• ¼ cup Fried onions (birista) ((Birista))≈ 14 g
• generous pinch of saffron (soaked in 2 tablespoons of water)≈ 0.4 g
• 2 tbsp Ghee≈ 27 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 1439 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Meat, fish or egg135% · 56th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt33% · 57th percentile · median 29%
• Onions37% · 27th percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil22% · 77th percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander1.7% · 66th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices6.8% · 76th percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt0% · 27th percentile · median 0%