Andhra royyala(prawn ) pulav

Andhra Royyala Pulav or prawn pulav is a traditional pulav which is very different from Biryani. Pulav usually cooked with rice and spices mixed together. Somehow I didn't know the difference between pulav and Biryani until I started cooking. I Only remember my Mom's famous pulav which is in my blog as Traditional pulav. Coming to non vegetarian dishes, my favorite dish is  anything with prawns. As  a native of coastal region of Andhra Pradesh we always prefer eating either fish or prawns in Childhood. My mom cooks wonderful prawn combination dishes with veggies. will post those recipes in my blog soon. Coming to Today's recipe, prawn pulav is a recipe gathered from my childhood memories.

Ingredients:

• Rice 4 cups( 180 ml cup)
• Prawns or royyalu 1 lb or nearly 1/2 kg
• Ghee 2 tbsps
• Tomato 1( optional)
• curd 2 tbspns
• Oil 3 tbspns
• Onions sliced(1 big onion)
• Green chilli 3
• chilli powder 1 tspn
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tspn
• salt to taste
• Bay leaf 1
• cloves 2
• cardamom 2
• Biryani flower 1
• Few chopped mint and coriander leaves

Marinating prawn and sautéing prawns

Add 1 tsp. of chilli powder and1/2 tspn of turmeric powder ,1 tspn of ginger garlic paste, salt to washed prawns and keep aside. After 30 mins sauté prawns for 10 to 15 mins until water is evaporated from prawns. keep aside.

Masala paste:

• poppy seeds 2 tbspns
• coriander seeds 2 tbps
• jeera 1/2 tspn
• ginger 2 pieces (1 inch)
• garlic 3 to 4 pods
• coconut fresh or frozen 1 tbspn

Method: Blend all above masalas into fine paste and keep aside.

Procedure:

• Soak rice in water for 30 mins.
• Take a pan, heat oil in the pan, once hot add 2 cloves,2 cardamom,1 bayleaf,1biryani flower, after a min add sliced onions and green chillies.
• Add Masala paste mentioned above to the pan and fry few mins 3to 4 mins then add sautéed prawns to the pan. Fry few mins until  prawns well coated with masala.Now add curd and mint and coriander leaves.
• Add soaked rice to the pan and fry few mins the add 8 to 9 cups of water if you are doing in a pan.
• If you are cooking in a pressure cooker just add 8 cups of water for 4 cups of rice.
• I cooked in instantpot added 6 1/2  to 7 cups of water manual for 8 mins on high.
• After done let the pressure release on its own. Then open the lid and serve hot yummy royyala pulav with onion riata.
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Prawns tomato gravy

Shrimp or prawn are important seafood that are consumed world wide.These are versatile ingredients and are often used as an accompaniment to fried rice.Common methods of preparation include baking,boiling,frying and grilling.Wet shrimp is commonly used as a flavoring and as a soup base in Asian cuisines,while fried shrimp popular in North America.Here I am posting prawns curry mixed with tomatoes and few spices.

Ingredients:

• Prawns 1 lb
• Onion 1 big size
• Green chilies 4
• Ginger garlic each 4 small pieces
• Tomato 1
• Poppy seeds1 Tspn
• Jeera powder1/4 Tspn
• Daniya powder1 Tspn
• Garam masala 1 Tspn
• Chili powder1 Tspn
• Turmeric powder 1/4 Tspn
• Salt to taste

Marination: marinate prawns with chili powder,turmeric powder,salt at least 15 to 20 mins.

Masala paste:
Grind onion,ginger garlic,poppy seeds into fine paste and keep aside( half onion for making masala paste and remaining for frying)

Procedure:

• Heat oil in a pan.Add half chopped onions and green chilies fry well,then add onion masala paste,fry until the raw smell goes off
• Now add marinated prawns to the masala paste and fry very well until the masala well coated with prawns.
• Add Daniya,jeera and chili powder,salt and mix well.
• Now add chopped tomatoes to the prawns and close the lid for few mins until tomatoes are well mixed with masala paste.
• Add 1 cup of water and close the lid,let it cook for 20 mins till the prawns are soft.
• Remove the lid and add 1 Tspn of garam masala and stir it for 2 to 3 mins and switch  off the stove.Yummy prawns curry is ready.

Prawns (shrimps)Do pyaza

Ingredients:
1. Prawns 1 lb
2. one big onion
3.chilli powder
4.Turmeric powder
5.salt
6. Oil

MASALA PASTE::

One small onion
Green  chillies 3
Ginger 3small pieces
Garlic 4 pods
Daniya(1 Tspn)
Jeera (1/2tspn)
Gasgasalu or poppy seeds(1 Tspn )
Whole garam masala(lavang,dalchin,Eliachi,pepper each 3 count)
Put all ingredients in a blender and make into fine paste.

Preparation:

Marinate prawns with turmeric,chillipowder,salt, mustard oil(optional) and 1 spn of masala past.Put it in the freezer for at least 15 mins.

Procedure::

1.Take marinated prawns in a pan ,just stir fry with 1spn of oil around 5 to 10 mins until the raw smell goes off.keep aside.
2.Take another wide pan,add  1 tbspn of oil,when it is hot add chopped onions green chillies,when the onions turn golden brown add  masala paste.
3.Fry well until the raw smell in the masala goes off.Then add marinated prawns to the paste.
4.Now you may add store bought meat masala powder  to  this if you want (optional)
5.Now add 1/2 cup of water and cover it for few mins,until prawns well cooked.
6.Remove the lid and fry well until it becomes dry.
7. Take a small pan and fry   onions (Take 1 onion and cut into small slices))until they r deep brown.
8.Now add these fried onions to the prawns fry when the fry is almost ready.Mix it well,Yummy fry is ready now.You can have with rice and chapathi too.

Prawns(shrimp)capsicum fry

Ingredients:
1.Shrimp or prawns 1 lb
2.Capsicum1/2 
3.ginger garlic paste1 Tspn
4.Daniya powder1/2
 5.Jeera powder1/2 Tspn 
6.Garam masala1/2 Tspn 
7.Onion 1 big size
8. Green chillies 2
9.chilli powder1 Tspn
10.turmeric powder 1/2 Tspn
11. Oil 3 tbspns
12. Salt to taste

Marination: 

Marinate prawns with chilli powder,turmeric,salt,1/2 Tspn of ginger garlic paste1/2tspn,1 spn of mustard oil(optional).

Procedure:

1.Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions,when onions almost turn golden brown add ginger garlic paste.Fry well until the raw smell goes off.
2.In another pan ,add 1 Tspn of oil just stir fry marinated prawns  for 5mins,and keep aside.
3.When onion,ginger garlic paste almost fry well,add Daniya powder,jeera powder a bit of chilli powder.Fry few mins,then add marinated prawns to the masala mix.
4.keep frying prawns until u can see the masala well coated with prawns.
5.Add 1/2 cup of water and cover with lid just few mins around 10 mins until prawns well cooked.
6.Remove the lid and fry well until the water evaporates.
7. Now it's time to add chopped capsicum to the pan.
8.Fry few mins around5 to 8 mins until we can see capsicum well coated with masala.Now the fry is ready .It goes well with rice and roti.

                 

PRAWNS(SHRIMP) POTATO GRAVY

  This is a famous ORISSA dish(a state in India)They generally add Potatos in mutton ,fish ,prawns..I learnt this recipe from my Husband.First i was surprised how it will be but, later I  tried. It came out very well.So i keep  adding potatos to the curry when i want  it in a different way.

INGREDIENTS:

1.Prawns 2 lbs (nearly 1 kg)

2.potato  small size 2 to 3 count

3.one big onion

4.Tomatos 2 small or 1 big size
5.Jeera and daniya powder each 1/2 tspn.(jeera-cumin,Daniya -coriander seeds)

Prawns marination: Mix 1 spn of chilli powder, turmeric powder,salt in prawns and keep  aside for atleast half an hr.

For masala powder: I  dry roast cinnamon,lavang,(clove) cardomom each 3 count for few mins then  i make into fine powder.

For masala paste: I grind onion, small ginger, few garlic pods into paste.

PROCEDURE:

1.Take a small pan  add 1 spn of oil,stir fry prawns  just for 5 to 10 mins to get rid of the raw prawns smell.

2.Take another wide pan for the curry put some oil in it add dry masala powder  fry little bit then add cut onion and green chilli until onion  changes the color.

3.Now we can add cut tomato pieces and close the lid until tomato is completely mashed and cooked well.

4.When the oil oozes out from the masala its time to add wet masala paste to this.

5.Fry this well for few mins around 5 to 10 mins. We can now add turmeric,daniya powder, jeera powder. Then add potatos to the masala paste.

6.Close the lid and cook for few mins,now we  add prawns  to the potato masala .

7.cook few more mins and add water to the pan. Cover the lid,cook well until potatos and prawns cooks well.