Prawn Machbous Recipe

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Prawn Machbous is a classic Middle Easter recipe that can be made in just an hour. This recipe might look like prawn biryani to some, but it's very different from that. If you are looking for a traditional Middle Eastern recipe, then you must try this mouth-watering dish.

Prawn Machbous Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 kilograms prawns
75 ml tomato puree
150 gm tomato
50 ml vegetable oil
30 gm salt
10 gm white pepper powder
25 gm powdered allspice
62 gm cumin powder
20 gm powdered green cardamom
25 gm turmeric
1 kilograms basmati rice
60 gm red onion
15 gm coriander leaves
45 gm ghee
30 gm garlic
45 gm coriander powder
6 gm red chilli powder
45 gm powdered cinnamon
10 gm nutmeg powder
1 litre water

For Marination :

30 ml vegetable oil

Recipe :

Step 1 Prepare the machbous spice

To prepare this yummy dish, first, you need to make the signature machbous spice mix. For the same, take a large bowl and combine all the powdered spices: coriander seeds, allspice, white pepper, red chilli, cumin, loomi, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and turmeric. Once the spice mix is made, set aside 50 g of for the recipe and pack the rest in an airtight container for future use.
Step 2 Marinate the prawns with machbous spice mixture

Clean the prawns, peel them, and take the tail off them. Now, marinate the prawns in machbous spice mix, salt to taste and vegetable oil for 30 minutes.
Step 3 Soak the rice for 45 minutes

Wash and rinse the rice three times. Then, soak them for 45 minutes and once done, strain the water.
Step 4 Cook the prawns

For cooking prawns, put a large cooking pot over medium flame and heat oil in it. When the oil is hot enough, add chopped garlic, onion in it and sauté for 2 minutes. Now, crush the dried whole loomi and add to the garlic-onion mixture. Sauté until onions are soft and translucent. Now, add butter in the pot along with prawns and stir thoroughly. Finally, add tomato paste in the pot and cook for a minute. Then, add the chopped coriander, diced tomatoes and salt.
Step 5 Add rice and cook them

Quickly, add the washed rice in the pot and the rest of the spices and stir. Now, add hot water and bring it to a boil. Cover the pot and simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes until the rice is cooked. Now, serve with a garnish of fresh coriander.