Prawn biryani - Penguin Books Australia

Ingredients

• 700g basmati rice
• 7 tsp salt
• 1 Indian bay leaf (tej patta) or regular bay leaf
• 4 green cardamom pods
• 2 cloves
• 5-cm piece of cassia bark (or cinnamon stick)
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp saffron strands
• 100ml full-fat milk
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 100g white onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 4 tbsp ghee
• 175g onions, blitzed to a paste in a food processor
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 3 small red tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 500g raw peeled prawns, deveined