Ingredients 

• 1 cup Basmati rice washed and drained. 
• 1 cup shelled,deveined prawns. 
• 1 tsp turmeric powder. 
• 1/2 tsp shajeera. 
• 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves 
• Salt. 
• Oil for frying. 

For Ground Masala

•  3/4 green chillies. 
• 2 tsp chopped garlic. 
• 7/8 peppercorns 
• 5/6 cloves 
• 1 tsp chopped ginger. 
• 1 inch cinnamon 

• Wash prawns, apply salt and turmeric powder and leave aside for 15 minutes. 
• Shallow fry the prawns in oil but do not let them harden. Save the oil. 
• Heat 2 tbsp oil, add shajeera. When it splutters add the ground masala and fry till oil separates. 
• Then add the drained rice and fry for 2 minutes. 
• Add one and a half cups water to it, add salt and mix it. 
• When the water boils reduce the flame and cook the rice on slow fire till done. 
• Fluff up the rice with a fork and mix fried prawns and sprinkle some of the oil used for frying prawns on the rice. 
• Cover and leave on slow fire for five minutes.