Durban Prawn Biryani 🦐🍚🌶️ Ingredients: 1 cup rice, cooked with a cinnamon stick, 1 tsp fennel seeds (soomph), and 3 cardamom pods until fluffy but firm 2 potatoes, quartered and fried (with a dash of egg yellow food coloring) ¼ cup lentils, boiled until cooked through but firm ¼ cup butter mixed with egg yellow food color For the prawns (marinated): 200g prawns, unshelled 1 tsp seafood masala ¼ tsp turmeric 1 tsp biryani masala 1 tsp oil For frying: 1 tbsp butter A sprig of curry leaves A clove of garlic, finely diced For the additional prawns (marinated): 800g prawns 1.5 tsp seafood masala 1 tsp green masala or ginger/garlic paste ½ tsp turmeric 3 tbsp yogurt ½ cup chopped mint Salt to taste For the chutney: ¼ tsp turmeric 1 tsp biryani masala 2-3 chillies, or to taste 2 tomatoes, pureed 3 cloves garlic, sliced Biryani whole spices 2 onions ½ tsp sugar ½ cup chopped mint 2 sprigs of curry leaves Instructions: In a pot on medium heat, add butter, curry leaves and garlic. Fry the marinated prawns for 2 minutes on each side. Remove and set aside For the additional marinated prawns, in the same pot, add oil, whole spices, curry leaves, and onions. Cook until onions are translucent, then add garlic and cook for a minute Add turmeric and masala, cook for another minute. Add tomatoes, chillies, salt, and sugar. Allow tomatoes to cook until oil settles Add fried potatoes to the mixture, allowing them to soak up the flavors for a few minutes Add the marinated prawns and cook for 4-5 minutes or until prawns turn pink Top with cooked rice, butter, and fried onions Garnish with mint and serve hot with dhal or sour milk salad (raita) #prawnbiryani #prawnbreyani - @thisbrownmom