• 2 kilograms of
Prawns (medium sized - washed in
Salt and
Garlic Water)
• 1 kilogram of Long Grain R
Ice (pre-soaked in
Water for 20 minutes)
• 2 medium
Onions (thinly sl
Iced)
• 1 cup of
Shallots (Spring Onion Leaves) (chopped)
• 1-inch piece of
Cinnamon Stick (Dal Cheeni) (roasted and powdered)
• 1 tsp.
Ginger Paste (Pisi Adrak)
• 1 tsp.
Garlic Paste (Pisa Lehsan)
• 4
Lemons (Nimbu)
•
Salt (to taste)
• 1 tsp. Ajinomoto (Chinese
Salt)
• 1 ½ cups of Cooking
Oil
METHOD:
1. Heat cooking oil in a heavy based pan and fry onions until they turn golden brown. Add prawns, ginger paste, and garlic paste and mix. When water begins to evaporate, add powdered cinnamon and shallots and stir on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add rice and ajinomoto to prawns and stir for 2 minutes.
2. Pour in 5 cups of water and add salt to taste. Mix rice carefully so they do not break and tightly cover pot with lid. Cook for 15 minutes until all moisture has been absorbed. Lower heat to lowest and leave on stove covered for another 10 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and leave pot covered with lid for a few minutes. Remove lid and fluff rice with a fork before serving.