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Mint Prawns Rice


This rice tastes really good and has the tempting and refreshing flavor of mint. This spicy seafood rice is just a twist to my family favorite recipe of prawns pulao..I was a little bored to cook on Sunday evening and thought of making a mint pulao and fried prawns and ended up with this recipe. But it tasted delicious with the fragrance of fresh mint, spices and prawns together made this an aromatic and delicious rice recipe and was perfect with cucumber raita.

Ingredients
Basmati rice-  1 1/2 cup
Prawns- 15 nos
fried onion- 1/2 cup
(I used store brought ones)
Mint leaves- a hand full
Carrot chopped- 1/2 cup
Jalapeno peppers-3
Green chilly- 2
Ginger -1 inch thick
Garlic- 3 pods
Thick coconut milk- 1/3 cup (optional)
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
lemon juice- 1/2 lemon




Make a fine paste of  mint, jalapeno peppers, green chilly and fried onion( I used store brought ones..you can also fry onions till crispy or just avoid it here ). Chop ginger, garlic and carrots and keep aside.
Clean and de-vein prawns. Soak rice for at least half an hour.
Heat oil in a bottom deep pan. Saute chopped ginger and garlic till the raw flavor disappears. Add chopped carrots ( if you are not adding fried onions to make the paste, add one finely chopped onion before carrots and saute till golden brown) and finally the mint and chilly paste. Saute till the raw flavor disappears and till oil starts separating. Add turmeric powder and garam masala. Add prawns and fry for a minute. Add 1/3 cup of thick coconut milk , rice and 2 1/2 cup of water.Cover and cook in medium flame for  till all water gets absorbed and finally squeeze in lemon juice. Make the rice fluffy using a fork and serve with raita and pickle.

Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)April 27, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    Mmm...so tempting biryani,flavorful,yummy n filling..making me drool..
    Sanyukta
    http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

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  2. Suman SinghApril 27, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    Looks great and delicious!

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  3. JulieApril 27, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    nice combo of mint and prawns..flavourful and yummy too!

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  4. UmaApril 27, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    prawns n rice is lovely... mint is definitely a delish flavour.. :)

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  5. MadhuApril 27, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Suja...my mouth is watering now :)

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  6. Reshmi MaheshApril 27, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Slurp suja....inganne kothipikaruthu tto...

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  7. Binys RecipesApril 27, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    Prawn rice adipoliaaytond Suja...love the colour.....ummmmm

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  8. SujiApril 27, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    I agree with you on the flavor of this rice, mint and prawns, sounds heavenly Sujaechi...

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  9. MélangeApril 27, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    Love to have some.Will be flavourful with mint and jalpeno.Slurp !!

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  10. Hamaree RasoiApril 27, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    sounds so flavourful ... yummy dish with prawns

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  11. ShanaviApril 27, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Suji, one of the flavourful combo, Will try this as Prawns are my fav..

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  12. SatrupaApril 27, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    Awesome combo of prawns n mint. A gr8 one pot meal ....

    Cheers,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  13. NithaApril 27, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Suja chechi... this combo should be really delicious..

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  14. Indian Cuisine BlogrollApril 27, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    that looks very inviting..njan mint upayogichu adhikam cooking cheyyarilla..ini try cheythu nokkanam..

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  15. Mehjabeen ArifApril 27, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    this is a new variety of rice to me.. love it..

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  16. My Inspired RealityApril 27, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    That looks and I bet, tastes great. I don't think I have had mint flavored rice before, sounds very refreshing:):)

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  17. aipiApril 27, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    I love minty flavor very much and this combo must have been great!
    US Masala

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  18. KrithisKitchenApril 27, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Mint flavored prawns... sounds really tasty..

    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
    Breakfast Club - Pancakes

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  19. garluttiApril 27, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Super rice probe .. mint never but I'll try .. looks delicious..hugs MARIMI

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  20. SwathiApril 27, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Rice entha color, adipoli, try cheyanam.

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  21. Priya SureshApril 27, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    My favourite combo, rice looks super delicious and tempting..

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  22. divyaApril 27, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Simply inviting and tempting prawns rice,yumm!

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  23. UnknownApril 27, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    mint and prawns,unique combo.love it.

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  24. Saraswathi GaneshanApril 27, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Nothing to say, Tempting me to try it soon..Yummyyyyyyyy

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  25. SravsApril 27, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    delicious combo and looks so wonderful !!

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  26. PushpaApril 27, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Prawn biryani with mint looks delicious.

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  27. SarahApril 27, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    oh boy! that looks so good!

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  28. Jayanthy KumaranApril 28, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    ohhh...I ve wanted to try same too..great version..
    Tasty Appetite

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  29. NamithaApril 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    super combo ketto...minty rice is very nice :-)

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  30. Suja ManojApril 28, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Thanks all for stopping by and for the sweet comments:)

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  31. RachuApril 28, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    beautifully done.. nice presentation
    ammaandbaby.blogspot.com/

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  32. TorviewtorontoApril 28, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    flavourful prawn rice looks wonderful

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  33. Neenu M NApril 28, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    yummmmmm......

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  34. Treat and TrickApril 28, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Nice recipe and so flavorful!

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  35. UnknownApril 29, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    Delicious flavorful biriyani..Adipoli aayittundee..

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  36. SarithaApril 29, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    Mouthwatering.....

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  37. AnandaMay 2, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    my my this is top on earth wonderful Suja, colour is brilliant!

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