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Soya Prawn Pilaf in a white bowl with 2 spoons on right and raita back right
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5 from 2 votes

Soya Prawn Pilaf

This soya prawn pilaf is amazingly delicious with some fried potatoes and peas. Makes a delicious vegetarian meal
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: indian rice dish, soya prawn pilaf, vegetarian pilaf
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Frying the Prawns

  • 2 tbsp vegetable or light olive oil
  • 400 gram soya prawns
  • 1 tsp ginger/garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder

Rice

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 5 cardamom/elachie pods
  • 2 pieces cinnamon stick
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 1 star aniseed
  • salt
  • egg yellow food colouring

Curry

  • 2 tbsp vegetable or light olive oil
  • 2 large onion
  • 1 tsp ginger/garlic paste
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp ground fennel/soomph
  • 1 tbsp masala
  • 2 green chillies
  • 3 roma tomatoes
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen peas
  • handful chopped mint
  • few sprigs fresh thyme
  • 50 gram butter
  • 1&1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup oil to fry onion and potatoes
  • 2 potatoes cut into wedges
  • salt
  • coriander for garnishing

Instructions

  • Add the star aniseed, cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves and cardamom to the rice. Season with salt. Cook rice until half-cooked as per package instructions. Once cooked drain the excess water. Drizzle some egg yellow food colouring in the centre and set aside
  • Add the half cup oil to a pan. Fry one onion until golden brown and crisp and drain on a paper towel.
  • The potatoes can be steamed in the microwave for 7 minutes, with a quarter cup of water or boiled until slightly tender. Season with salt. Fry in the same oil as the onion.
  • Add 2 tablespoon oil in a pan, add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add the chilli powder and mix well. Add the soya prawns and coat it well in the chilli powder. Fry on a low heat for 2 minutes.
  • In a large pot heat 2 tablespoon of oil. Add the onion and saute until golden brown. Add the ginger/garlic paste and cook for a minute
  • Add the spices, cumin, coriander, fennel, garam masala, turmeric and masala. Fry for a minute. Add a few drops of water to prevent burning
  • Add the tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chillies. Add quarter cup of water. Season with salt and simmer for about 10-15 minutes until tomatoes are cooked. If it gets too dry add a little more water.
  • Add the peas and cook for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and soya prawns and mix well.
  • Mix in the rice. Sprinkle the fried onion on top. Place blobs of butter on top of the rice. Drizzle a cup of water over the rice.
  • Cook in the oven at 160 degrees Celsius for 1 hour or until the water dries up and the rice is cooked. Garnish with coriander

Notes

  1. If you don't have masala you can use chilli powder for the curry
  2. The cooking time for the potatoes in the microwave may vary depending on your microwave. You can cook it just until slightly tender
  3. You can fry the onion for the Pilaf, half at a time or increase the amount of oil and fry it all at once