Prawn Rice Sevai Briyani

Ingredients

• Rice Sevai – 1.5 cup
• Prawns – 1/2 kg (washed and cleaned)
• Fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Cardamom – 3
• Star anise – 4
• Cloves – 1 tsp
• Cinnamon Stick – 1 stick (crushed)
• Brinji leaf – 1
• Ginger Garlic Paste – 1.5 tsp
• Green chillies – 3
• Onion – 2 (cut lengthwise)
• Tomato – 1 (chopped finely)
• Mint leaves – 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1.5 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
• Salt –  as per taste
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Ghee – 2 tsp

• In a large pan, add rice sevai, 1/2 tsp salt and hot water (just after boiling the water, immediately pour to rice sevai).
• Close it and keep it for 5 min.
• Drain the water completely and keep aside.
• Now in a large pan, add oil, all the spices, brinji leaf, onion, ginger garlic paste, green chillies.
• Fry till the onion becomes translucent, now add the tomato, mint leaves, coriander leaves and when tomato becomes soft, add the prawns.

• Add the all the powders specified in ingredients and salt and saute well till the prawns becomes curly in shape.
• If needed, add little water to cook the prawns.
• Now add in the sevai and mix well and keep in heat for 2 to 3 mins and add ghee mix again and serve hot, garnishing with corinader leaves.
• If needed, lemon juice can be added. (optional).