Jingha Pullao Dish

From Hyderabad Seafood Dishes

Jingha Pullao Recipe

• 450 gms Basmati rice, washed & soaked for ½ hour
• 250 gms prawns, shelled
• 4 green chillies
• 2 tsp khus khus
• 2 tsp adrak-lasan paste
• 2 small pieces dalchini
• 4 lavang
• 1 tej patta
• 3 green elaichi
• 8 kalimiri
• 1 onion, sliced
• A handful of kothmir, chopped
• A handful of pudina, chopped
• 1 tsp garam masala
• ½ tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

Grind the following to a fine paste: onion, pudina, khus khus, green chillies and haldi.

Apply the adrak-lasan paste and masala paste to the jinghas and fry till the oil separates.

Now add the rice and fry a little. Put in warm water, salt and garam masala. Cook till rice is tender and keep over dum.

Serve hot, sprinkled with chopped kothmir.