How to Cook Perfect Prawns Pulao (Kolambi Bhaat In Maharashtrian Style)

Prawns Pulao (Kolambi Bhaat In Maharashtrian Style). Prawns Pulao (Kolambi Bhaat In Maharashtrian Style) Instructions To make the Prawns Pulao, first devein and clean the prawns. Kolambi Bhaath is a marathi style rice preparation with Prawns. To my mind it closely resembles tomato rice with added prawns.

Wash under running water and drain water. Keep aside and add the marination ingredients. Mix well and leave for half an hour. You can cook Prawns Pulao (Kolambi Bhaat In Maharashtrian Style) using 30 ingredients and 20 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Prawns Pulao (Kolambi Bhaat In Maharashtrian Style)

1. Prepare 1 cup of Basmati Rice.
2. You need 1 cup of Water.
3. It's 1 cup of Coconut Milk.
4. Prepare 25 of Prawns (Kolambi).
5. Prepare 2 of Onions Finely Chopped.
6. Prepare 1 of Tomato Finely Chopped.
7. It's 1 tsp of Turmeric Powder.
8. You need 1 tsp of Bedgi Red Chilli Powder.
9. You need 1 tsp of Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder.
10. Prepare 2 tsp of Coriander Powder.
11. It's 2 tsp of Garam Masala Powder.
12. Prepare 1/2 cup of Coriander Leaves (For Garnishing).
13. Prepare To Taste of Salt.
14. You need 3 tsp of Homemade Ghee (Clarified Butter).
15. You need For of The Coconut Milk :.
16. Prepare 3/4 cup of Fresh Grated Coconut.
17. Prepare 1 cup of Water approximately.
18. It's For of The Green Paste :.
19. Prepare 10 of Garlic Cloves.
20. Prepare 1 1/2 of " Ginger.
21. It's 2 of Green Chillies.
22. Prepare 1/4 cup of Fresh Coriander Leaves.
23. You need For of Tempering :.
24. You need 4 tbsp of Oil.
25. You need 3 of Cloves.
26. It's 3 of cardamoms.
27. It's 3 pieces of Cinnamon.
28. You need 3 of Black peppercorns.
29. Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin Seeds.
30. You need 1 of Bay Leaf.

Add cinnamon, cloves & black pepper. Marination: Take prawns in a bowl, add salt and turmeric and keep aside for about an hour. This helps in getting rid of the fishy smell. - In a cooker take oil, once hot add the cinnamon sticks, cardomons, bay leaves, after a few seconds add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Wait till the seeds splutter and add the onions.

Prawns Pulao (Kolambi Bhaat In Maharashtrian Style) step by step

1. To make the Prawns Pulao, first, devein and clean the prawns. Wash them thoroughly and rub about 1/4 tsp turmeric powder on the prawns. Set aside till further use..
2. Wash the basmati rice and soak it insufficient water for about half an hour..
3. Grind together all the ingredients mentioned for the green paste, using a little water to get a smooth paste..
4. Now, to extract the coconut milk transfer the grated coconut to a grinder jar. Add about 1/4 cup water and grind together..
5. Transfer the ground paste to a sieve. Squeeze tightly the ground coconut, to get coconut milk..
6. Transfer the squeezed coconut again to the grinder jar. Again add some water and grind..
7. Repeat steps 3-5 till you get 1 cup coconut milk..
8. To make the Prawns Pulao, heat a saucepan and add the oil for tempering to it. When it heats up, add the whole spices.
9. As soon as they splutter, add the ground green paste and saute..
10. Add the chopped onions and saute. Cook till translucent..
11. Add the chopped tomatoes and saute till mushy. Increase the flame and saute the onion-tomato till they are well cooked and the mixture thickens..
12. Reduce the flame and add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, and mix well..
13. Add the prawns and saute for about three minutes. Add the drained basmati rice and mix lightly. Add half the homemade ghee and mix..
14. In the meantime start boiling the water and add it to the rice mixture. Add salt to taste..
15. Keep the flame high and bring it to a boil. Mix well and add the coconut milk extract and stir..
16. Once again bring the mixture to a boil. Check to season and adjust the salt if required..
17. When the liquid in the rice mixture reduces to almost half, lower the flame and cover, and cook till done..
18. When the rice is fully cooked, switch off the flame and drizzle with the remaining ghee..
19. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl and garnish the Prawns Pulao with chopped coriander..
20. Serve the delicious Prawns Pulao with some crispy fried prawns, tomato onion salad and an appetizing sol kadhi by the side!.

Remember we have already added salt while cooking rice. Mix the prawns nicely so that it gets coated with masala. Goan Prawns Pulao simple yet delicious! This is a simple pulao made from fresh prawns. But let me tell you the taste of this recipe cannot be described in words.