Flavour Packed Prawn Biryani

Preparation for biryani: Soak the required amount of rice for 2 hours. Rinse and soak brown lentils in boiling water for 2 hours. Rice must be 80% done. Prawns: clean and devein. Rinse thoroughly and leave in a colander. Covered. Grate or pulse tomatoes and set aside Slice 2 medium onions Ground ginger and garlic Tomato paste Fresh mint leaves Cilantro chopped Butter Fried onions Ingredients: Vegetable oil Kashmiri red chili powder Turmeric powder Coriander powder Garam masala Salt Whole spices for the rice: cinnamon stick, black cardamom, green cardamom, and star anise. #cookingwithshams