Simple Shrimp Biryani

Ingrediants:
 1 pound of frozen Shrimps (Prawns)
 3 cup of Basmati Rice boiled, drained
 2 medium Onions (chopped)
 1-inch piece of Ginger (Adrak) (grated)
 2 cloves of Garlic crushed
 2 Green Chillies
 2 tsp. Garam Masala Powder
 1 tbsp. Lime Juice
 1 tbsp. Cashew Nuts (optional)
 1 tbsp. Raisins (optional)
 ¼ cup Clarified Ghee or Cooking Oil
 2 cups yogart
 2 tbsp mdh hyderabadi biryani basala
 1 tbsp red chilli powder
 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste:
 2 cinnamon small pieces (dalchini, chekka)
 4 cloves (lavanga)
 3 cardamom 3 (Elaichi)
 Bay leaves (tej pattha)
 1 bunch,Mint leaves cleaned, chopped (pudina)
 1/2 a bunch,Cilantro chopped (kothmere)
 1/2 tsp turmeric
 2 tbsp red chili powder
 Shah zeera: 1 tbsp
 Cumin: 1 tbsp
 Salt (to taste)

Marination:
Wash the shrimp and add red chilli powder,salt, turmaric,ginger garlic paste,oil and mix well and keep at a side.

Preparation:

• Cook rice till 70 % done in salted water and add oil. 
• Heat 5 tablesppon of oil in a pan and add marination shrimp and fry for 2 mins and keep at a side.
• Take oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, and fry bayleaves, cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms,Saute for one minute,then add onion and chillies and fry until the onions are golden in color, and add mhd biryani masala,chilli powder, turmeric and salt and cook for 10 min. No need to add water. 
• Add 2 cups yogart to that paste and cook for 20 mins,now add shrimp to that mix cook for 2 mins now add hot rice to that top of the shrimp.
• And add food colour to the rice.now cover the top with the aluminum foil. 
• And let it cook for more than 30 mins. put stove on low flame.try to cook in medium heat so that the rice at the bottom of the vessel doesn’t get burnt.
• After  that mix well.Add the chopped mint leaves and the chopped cilantro. 
• Garnish with fried cashewnuts, coriander leaves and onions.  Serve with any raitha.

Chiken Biryani.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice 2 cups

Chicken Pieces 1 lb.

Onion 3 large

Garlic 2 cloves

Ginger 1/4 tsp

Green chillies 2-3

Pepper powder as per taste

Coriander powder 1 tbsp

Garam masala 1/4 tsp

Whole garam masala 1/2 tsp,

Cooking Process:

Step 1: Clean basmati rice and place it in a container for 30min.Take a pan add oil,garama masalas,onions sliced,salt,gingergarlic paste mix well let the onions become into slight golden colour then add the chicken.

Step 2: Spread the chicken evenly in the pan then add Biryani masala,green chillies,mint leaves,coriander leaves,lemon juice,red chilli powder,curd close the pan with the lid and cook for 10 min.

Step 3:Take a bowl add water to cook rice, let the water boil, then add little oil,salt,zeera and soaked rice into it cook till the rice is done up to 90% once it is done remove it and strain the rice.

Step 4: Now remove some chicken in another bowl then add rice,fried onions,mint leaves,coriander leaves,safron, then add chicken,min,coriander,safron,onion fried close it with a lid.

Step 5: Now take bowl add all purpose flour make dough and seal the lid to avoid steam,keep it oven for 20min.

Oven Cooking:

• Clean basmati rice and place it in colander. Wash chicken pieces and mix it with coriander powder, garam masala powder, pepper powder, and salt. Fry chicken pieces in a pan .



• In another pan , heat oil and add onions (cut in length wise ), ginger(small pieces), and garlic (small -pieces) . To this , add green chillies when it gets brown in color. Add 1 glass of hot water (no need of adding water when it is cooked in pressure cooker) and put fried chicken pieces in to it.



• Boil it in a medium heat till it gets cooked. Heat rice with cardamom, aniseeds,cinnamon and cloves in ghee in a deep vessel and pour 5 glasses of hot water and cook it till whole water gets drained up.



• Don't forget to mix salt in to hot water. Layer rice and chicken masala simultaneously in a greased flat baking vessel.



• Garnish the top of the rice with fried nuts and raisins . Cover it with an aluminium foil and bake in 280 degrees for 10 minutes. Delicious chicken biriyani ready to ate.