By Vincent Morgan
Spicy Prawn Rice (Maygoo Polow)
Spicy rice.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:37:23 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
55
Moderate
Glycemic Load
48
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories626.1 kcal (31%)
Total Fat15.8 g (23%)
Carbs86.3 g (33%)
Sugars1.2 g (1%)
Protein30.6 g (61%)
Sodium557.1 mg (28%)
Fiber3.1 g (11%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
5 servings
500gbasmati rice
sea salt flakes
black pepper
vegetable oil
frozen peas
1cauliflower
small, chopped into very small pieces
6garlic cloves
fat, bashed & thinly sliced
7 cmroot ginger
peeled and grated
1 tspground ginger
2 tspground cumin
1 heaped tspdried fenugreek leaves
½ tspground cinnamon
½ tspdried chilli flakes
600gpeeled prawns
much less also works
60gbutter
Instructions
Step 1
1. Parboil Rice in well salted water for 6-8 mins. Keep the pan for use later. It will need a lid too.
Step 2
2. Fry garlic in oil on medium heat for 30 seconds and then add all the spices and stir.
Step 3
3. Add cauliflower & peas and soften for a few mins.
Step 4
4. Add the prawns and cook briefly, under 1 min for large prawns, just until colour begins to go pink.
Step 5
5. Take mix off heat, season very well and stir.
Step 6
6. Line the rice pan with non-stick baking paper. Add a generous amount of oil. Add butter. Salt the base.
Step 7
7. Add a layer of the rice, just enough to cover the base of the pan with a decent layer. Then add a layer of the spice and prawn mix and spread over the rice layer. Add another rice layer and then another spice mix layer and continue like that until all rice and spiced prawn mix is used.
Step 8
8. Poke 5 holes through rice to the base of the pan.
Step 9
9. Wrap rice pan lid in tea towel to help seal. Cover pan and cook on low gas heat for 40 to 45 mins.
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