Prawn Pilau

 400 g basmati rice
 2 tbsp sunflower oil
 28 g butter
 350 g peeled and deveined raw tiger prawns
 1 small onion peeled and sliced
 1 tomato, chopped
 1 tsp garlic paste
 1 tsp tumeric powder
 1 tsp mustard seeds
 ½ tsp crushed red chillies
 2 bay leaves
 680 ml vegetable stock
 chopped coriander leaves
 salt and pepper, to taste
1

Wash the rice in cold water until the water runs clear and strain in a colander, put aside.

2

Put the prawns in a bowl and add the turmeric powder and mix well.

3

Heat the oil in a non-stick saucepan over a medium flame, add the mustard seeds and fry for 20 seconds until they start to splutter, make
sure they do not burn. Add the sliced onions and fry until light golden.

4

Then add the garlic and crushed chillies, fry for a few seconds and add the chopped tomatoes and stir.

5

Now add the butter to the pan and the prawns and stir fry briskly.

6

Add the rice and stir, ensure the grains are coated well with the butter and oil. Pour in the stock and a little salt, bring to the boil, add the bay leaves and chopped coriander leaves and cover the pan.

7

Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

8

Remove from the heat, fluff up the rice with a fork, recover the pan and leave to stand for 3 minutes.

9

Before serving, season with salt and pepper to taste.

10

Serve hot

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Ingredients

 400 g basmati rice
 2 tbsp sunflower oil
 28 g butter
 350 g peeled and deveined raw tiger prawns
 1 small onion peeled and sliced
 1 tomato, chopped
 1 tsp garlic paste
 1 tsp tumeric powder
 1 tsp mustard seeds
 ½ tsp crushed red chillies
 2 bay leaves
 680 ml vegetable stock
 chopped coriander leaves
 salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Wash the rice in cold water until the water runs clear and strain in a colander, put aside.

2

Put the prawns in a bowl and add the turmeric powder and mix well.

3

Heat the oil in a non-stick saucepan over a medium flame, add the mustard seeds and fry for 20 seconds until they start to splutter, make
sure they do not burn. Add the sliced onions and fry until light golden.

4

Then add the garlic and crushed chillies, fry for a few seconds and add the chopped tomatoes and stir.

5

Now add the butter to the pan and the prawns and stir fry briskly.

6

Add the rice and stir, ensure the grains are coated well with the butter and oil. Pour in the stock and a little salt, bring to the boil, add the bay leaves and chopped coriander leaves and cover the pan.

7

Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

8

Remove from the heat, fluff up the rice with a fork, recover the pan and leave to stand for 3 minutes.

9

Before serving, season with salt and pepper to taste.

10

Serve hot

Prawn Pilau
Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Ingredients

 400 g basmati rice
 2 tbsp sunflower oil
 28 g butter
 350 g peeled and deveined raw tiger prawns
 1 small onion peeled and sliced
 1 tomato, chopped
 1 tsp garlic paste
 1 tsp tumeric powder
 1 tsp mustard seeds
 ½ tsp crushed red chillies
 2 bay leaves
 680 ml vegetable stock
 chopped coriander leaves
 salt and pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

1

Wash the rice in cold water until the water runs clear and strain in a colander, put aside.

2

Put the prawns in a bowl and add the turmeric powder and mix well.

3

Heat the oil in a non-stick saucepan over a medium flame, add the mustard seeds and fry for 20 seconds until they start to splutter, make
sure they do not burn. Add the sliced onions and fry until light golden.

4

Then add the garlic and crushed chillies, fry for a few seconds and add the chopped tomatoes and stir.

5

Now add the butter to the pan and the prawns and stir fry briskly.

6

Add the rice and stir, ensure the grains are coated well with the butter and oil. Pour in the stock and a little salt, bring to the boil, add the bay leaves and chopped coriander leaves and cover the pan.

7

Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

8

Remove from the heat, fluff up the rice with a fork, recover the pan and leave to stand for 3 minutes.

9

Before serving, season with salt and pepper to taste.

10

Serve hot