Prawn Fried Rice

Preparation time : 20 mins

Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Rice : 1 1/2 cup
Prawns : 1/2 cup
Finely chopped Vegetables : onion,carrot,beans and peas (1 cup altogether)
Green chillies : 3
Jeera or cumin seeds : 1tsp
ginger garlic paste : 1tbsp
cashew nuts : 10
Spices :
cardamom : 2
cinnamon stick : 2" piece
cloves : 3
Bay leaf : 1
salt to taste

Method:

Soak rice for half an hour.
Pressure cook the rice and keep it aside to cool down.
Take a wok , add 5 tsp of oil or ghee.
Once oil is hot add jeera, spices, cashew nuts, chopped green chillies and ginger garlic paste one after the other by sauteing them a bit.
Add in vegetables cook them by covering with lid.
You can add prawns in two ways, one is to add them while adding vegetables and let it cook with vegetables, or the other is to marinate prawns with salt,turmeric and chili powder for 15 mins and then take a pan shallow fry the prawns and then add these prawns to cooked vegetables.
Add cooked rice and stir fry it for 2 seconds.
Add salt and check for seasoning, if you want you can add little soy sauce at the end that is optional.
Serve with raita.

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