Crab Biriyani
Biryani is a flavorful dish due to varied fragrant ingredients and basmati rice. it can be made in different variations according to different places. Here is a simple recipe of biriyani with the lovely seafood crab.
Ingredients For The Crab Masala:
- Crab cleaned-1kg
- Onion thinly sliced-4 large
- Tomato thinly sliced-3medium
- Ginger, garlic, green chilly paste- 3tbsp
- Curd-3 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
- Chilly powder-1 tsp (as per taste)
- Pepper powder-1tsp
- Garam masala powder-2tsp
- Mint leaves chopped-1/4cup
- Coriander leaves-1/4cup
- Salt-to taste
- Oil-3 tbsp
- Basmati rice-2cup
- Cinnamon stick-2(one inch size)
- Cardamom pods-4
- Cloves-4
- Bay leaves-2
- Salt-to taste
- Fried Onions-2 nos
- Fried Cashews-few
- Fried Raisins-few
- Coriander leaves chopped- 2 tbsp
- Mint leaves chopped-2 tbsp
- Ghee melted- 2 tbsp
- Rose water / Pineapple essence /Kewra water- few drops
- Preparation:
- In a pan heat 3 tablespoons of oil and sauté onion very well.
- Add ginger, garlic, green chilly paste in to it.
- When the raw smell goes add tomato in to it;
- When the tomatoes are mashed well add all the powders, curd, coriander leaves, mint leaves, cleaned crab and salt.
- Cover the lid and cook about 20 minutes (or until crab get cooked) in a low-medium flame (open the lid often and stir occasionally).
- Mean while soak the rice in water for 15 minutes and drain.
- Boil water in pan (enough to cook and drain rice); add salt, cinnamon stick, cardamom, bay leaves and cloves.
- When it boils add drained rice
- cooks until done (3/4 th cooked) and drain the rice.
- In the dum pan (heavy bottom pan) add little oil; spread half part of prepared crab masala.
- Add half part of rice on top of it; sprinkle half of garnishing ingredients on top.
- Spread remaining masala followed by remaining rice and garnishing ingredients.
- Cover the lid tightly (without escaping the steam) place a heavy weight on top of the lid and cook for 20-30 minutes on low flame (simmer mode).
- After that give a good mix and serve.
Crab Biriyani
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