Name: Malabar Prawn Biryani
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 grams large prawns, shelled and deveined and washed; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; Salt to taste; ½ lemon; Crispy browned onions to serve (optional); For the sauce; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 rounded tablespoons ghee or butter; 3 small onions, finely chopped; 2 small-medium tomatoes, chopped; 8 large cloves of garlic, grated into a paste; 30g ginger, peeled and grated into a paste; 1 teaspoon fennel seed powder; 1 ½ teaspoon garam masala; ½ teaspoon red chilli powder; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 12 fresh curry leaves (add a few extra if dried); Handful of freshly chopped coriander; For the rice; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons ghee or butter; 2 small onions, very finely sliced; 400g basmati rice, well washed; 750ml water; 8 fresh curry leaves; 1 cinnamon stick; 10 black peppercorns; 6 cloves; 6 green cardamom pods; 10 small cubes of butter