Prawn fried rice

Ingredients

Basmati rice 2 ½ cups

Onion chopped 1

Garlic 5 pods

Onion to grind 1

Anchovies 2 tbsp

Prawns 500 gms

Chilli sauce 1 tbsp

Tomato sauce 3 tbsp

Soya sauce 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp

Pepper powder 2 tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

For rice

1.      Wash and soak rice in 3 3/4 cups of water for 20 min

2.      Strain water and keep water and rice separately

3.      In a pressure cooker add a tsp of oil and strained rice

4.      Toss well till the rice turn glossy

5.      Add rice soaked water to it

6.      Cook for 10 minutes under pressure in low flame

7.      Once the pressure settles down fluff rice with a fork

8.      Once it cools down keep it in refrigerator freezer for 10 minutes

9.      These makes the rice non sticky

10.  Keep aside

For fried rice

1.      Hand pound onion and garlic coarsely

2.      In a pan add oil, chopped onion, pound paste and little salt. Saute well

3.      Add anchovy and fry it well

4.      Add prawns and toss well

5.      Cook till prawns turns pink and water oozes out of it dries up

6.      Add soya sauce, tomato sauce,chilli sauce and cooked rice to it. Toss well

7.      Adjust salt and add pepper powder

8.      Add chopped coriander and toss once

Serve hot