Prawns gives this rice a wonderful fragrance. Goes great with curries and kormas.
"Prawns give an amazing sweet flavour to rice."
Ingredients
1/2 kg large prawns
4 cups rice
1 red onion, sliced
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 inch ginger, minced
Enough oil to fry prawns in.
1 cinnamon
2 cardamom
1 Tbs ghee
1 Tbs tomato sauce
4 cups water
11/2 tsp salt to taste
1 daun pandan
1 Tbs rose water (optional)
Serves...
4 - 5
Good enough to eat it on it's own with a bit of sambal belacan
Method
Fry prawns in oil until they turn a little golden (not to cook).
Get rid of access prawn-scented oil until you are left with 3 Tbs. Add in the ghee.
Once hot fry garlic, ginger and onions until fragrant. Add cinnamon and cardamom.
Add in tomato sauce and stir in rice. Add back the prawns, pandan leaves, salt and water.
Close the pot and let it simmer until the rice is cooked.
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