Sungtacho pulav
Sungtacho pulav in Goan style ( prawns pulao/ shrimp pulao):
Prawns are the shellfishes typically called as sungta in local goan language are found in deep sea of Goa. Prawns are the favorite shellfish among kids and grown ups. They are the tastiest shellfish and abundantly available in goan markets. For pulav small tiny prawns or shrimps otherwise as called out should be used. This rice is prepared almost once or twice in a week in Goan homes and serves best part of goan cuisine rice recipe.
In this dish I have used green peas, carrots and prawns to give an awesome taste. This prawns pulao or sungtacho pulav is a goan styled preparation away from Chinese ingredients.
Ingredients:
Basmati rice-1 kg for around 7 members
Small cleaned prawns-1 cup
Chopped onions-2 medium sized
Chopped carrots-1/2 cup
Green peas- 1/2 cup
Haldi-1/2 tsp
Red chillipowder-1 tsp
Garam masala-1 tsp
Lemon juice of 1 lemon
Ginger garlic green chilli paste-2 tsp
Cloves-2-3
Cinnamon-1
Bay leaves-2
Garlic pods-3-4
Pure ghee-3-4 tsp
Salt as per taste.
Oil as required.
Method:
First marinate prawns with ginger garlic green chilli paste, haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala, lemon juice and salt.
Soak basmati rice for 30 minutes and then cook the rice by boiling water with 1 drop lemon juice, oil 1 tsp and pinch of salt. Drain and keep aside. I cook rice first since the pulao becomes very non sticky. Actually pulao means rice and all ingredients are cooked together, but the latter procedure gives you sometimes a sticky final product if you go wrong in the water content to be used. So better be safe, I cook rice first and then mix it with other ingredients as mentioned below.
Then in a cooking wok or vessel, add oil, spices, chopped garlic. Saute then add chopped onions. Saute till onions turn translucent. Then add chopped veggies like carrots,green peas. Let them cook. Add a pinch of salt and cover.
Add marinated prawns. Cover and cook. Then add again haldi, red chilli, garam masala powders. Once you are sure that prawns are cooked add cooked rice. While adding rice, add salt in parts as required as per the quantity of rice and mix slowly. Add pure ghee on top.
Mix and cover and lower the flame of your gas and remove the cooking vessel from direct flame and keep it over tawa. The tawa should be placed on gas with low flame and cooking vessel should be covered and kept for 5-7 mins and done.
Do not open soon. Let it rest till all flavors get mixed.
Serve after 10 -15 mins with long slitted raw onion.
Prawns are the shellfishes typically called as sungta in local goan language are found in deep sea of Goa. Prawns are the favorite shellfish among kids and grown ups. They are the tastiest shellfish and abundantly available in goan markets. For pulav small tiny prawns or shrimps otherwise as called out should be used. This rice is prepared almost once or twice in a week in Goan homes and serves best part of goan cuisine rice recipe.
In this dish I have used green peas, carrots and prawns to give an awesome taste. This prawns pulao or sungtacho pulav is a goan styled preparation away from Chinese ingredients.
Ingredients:
Basmati rice-1 kg for around 7 members
Small cleaned prawns-1 cup
Chopped onions-2 medium sized
Chopped carrots-1/2 cup
Green peas- 1/2 cup
Haldi-1/2 tsp
Red chillipowder-1 tsp
Garam masala-1 tsp
Lemon juice of 1 lemon
Ginger garlic green chilli paste-2 tsp
Cloves-2-3
Cinnamon-1
Bay leaves-2
Garlic pods-3-4
Pure ghee-3-4 tsp
Salt as per taste.
Oil as required.
Method:
First marinate prawns with ginger garlic green chilli paste, haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala, lemon juice and salt.
Soak basmati rice for 30 minutes and then cook the rice by boiling water with 1 drop lemon juice, oil 1 tsp and pinch of salt. Drain and keep aside. I cook rice first since the pulao becomes very non sticky. Actually pulao means rice and all ingredients are cooked together, but the latter procedure gives you sometimes a sticky final product if you go wrong in the water content to be used. So better be safe, I cook rice first and then mix it with other ingredients as mentioned below.
Then in a cooking wok or vessel, add oil, spices, chopped garlic. Saute then add chopped onions. Saute till onions turn translucent. Then add chopped veggies like carrots,green peas. Let them cook. Add a pinch of salt and cover.
Add marinated prawns. Cover and cook. Then add again haldi, red chilli, garam masala powders. Once you are sure that prawns are cooked add cooked rice. While adding rice, add salt in parts as required as per the quantity of rice and mix slowly. Add pure ghee on top.
Mix and cover and lower the flame of your gas and remove the cooking vessel from direct flame and keep it over tawa. The tawa should be placed on gas with low flame and cooking vessel should be covered and kept for 5-7 mins and done.
Do not open soon. Let it rest till all flavors get mixed.
Serve after 10 -15 mins with long slitted raw onion.
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