Prawn Pulao w/ Tawa Fish Fry and mixed Raita

and many more awards ! with Today's post I'm taking a break from blogging for some time as I'll be going on vacation for more than a month or so ! I'll surely try to post once in a while whenever I get time :-)  In the mean time , you guys keep rocking !!! I'm going to MISS YOU ALL  !

Today  I have prepared a meal of Prawns Pulao (with lotz of veggies) , Tawa Fish Fry and Mixed Raita . I was thinking of trying this wonderful Recipe of Prawns Pulao for quite some time, but when I saw Reshmi's space last week , she made a wonderful Paneer Tawa masala , I was so tempted by her amazing clicks , I thought of trying the Tawa Fish Fry recipe as well and a Mixed Raita to go along with it .

Prawns Pulao

Ingredients :

•  15 to 20 medium sized prawns 
• 2 cups Basmati rice
• 1 and 1/2 cup veggies, chopped ( I have used carrot, beans, green beans, Corn kernels )
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 4 to 5 green chillies, slit lengthwise
• 2 to 3 cloves of garlic
• 1, 1" cinnamon stick
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 tsp poppy seeds 
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp Black Cumin seeds (Shahi Jeera)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp of red chilli pwoder
• 1/2 cup of grated coconut
• a little more than 1/2 cup Cilantro, chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Oil/Butter

 Preparation :

• Cut and devein the prawns.Marinate them with red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt for about 20 minutes.
• In the meantime ,soak the basmati rice in cold water for about 10 minutes. Cut the veggies and keep aside.
• Dry roast the poppy seeds and coriander seeds for couple of a couple of minutes or until you get a nice aroma. In a blender , add the grated coconut, green chillies, garlic cloves , chopped cilantro,poppy seeds and coriander seeds with 2 tbsp of water and blend into a fine paste.
• Heat Oil/Butter in a non stick skillet, add black cumin seeds, once it starts to sputter, add the cinnamon stick, bay leaf with chopped onions and the veggies and fry for 2 to 3 minutes, next add the prawns and fry for another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Then add the green paste and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, mix well and let cook covered on medium low heat for another 3 to 4 minutes or until the raw smell of coconut goes away. 
• Next add the basmati rice and fry for a minute or so , add 3 cups of water ( add 1 and 1/2 cups water for every cup of basmati rice used ), add salt and let cook covered on low for 12 to 14 minutes. 
• Remove the skillet from the heat and let sit undisturbed with the lid on for at least 5 minutes . Remove the lid , add a tbsp of lemon juice and fluff the rice gently with a spatula.  

Tawa Fish Fry and Mixed Raita

 King Fish / Pomfret  is best for this Fry recipe.  I have used Salmon , as I wanted to finish the last batch of fish in my freezer :-)   

Ingredients  for Fish Fry:

• 1 lb. Salmon , cut into 3" pieces (You can use any white fleshed fish of your choice )
• 2 tbsp lemon juice/ white vinegar 
• 1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp kashmiri chili powder (optional, if you want to increase the heat)
• 1 tsp tandoori chicken BBQ mix ( I like using this spice mix in most of my non veg dishes, even fish because of its color and flavor, if you do not like to use it, add 1 tsp garam masala  and 1/2 tsp turmeric power instead)
• Salt , to taste
• 2 tbsp Oil

Ingredients for Raita :

• 2 cups of thick curd
• 1 cup red onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato, chopped
• 2 to 3 green chillies, chopped
• 3 tbsp Cilantro chopped
• 1/2 tsp minced ginger
• 1 tsp Chat masala
• Salt, to taste

Preparation of Fish Fry:

• Wash and cut the fish thoroughly. Marinate the Fish pieces with the ingredients  as mentioned above. Keep refrigerated for an hour .  
• Heat Oil  in a wide bottomed non stick tawa (skillet) , add the fish pieces and shallow fry on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until it turns  golden brown on both sides.

Preparation of Raita :

• Chop all the veggies as mentioned above. Combine the veggies with curd , minced ginger, chat masala, salt with 3/4 cup of water. Let sit in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes for all the flavors to blend well.

It has been showering awards for quite some time !!!!Now coming to those beautiful Awards that I received from my fellow blogger friends ! It's always so exciting to receive awards from your friends! 

Ambreen of Simply Sweet 'n Savory and Mehjabeen of Jabeen's Corner has been so sweet to pass on this award Galore to me. Thanks a ton Ambreen and Mehjabeen for remembering me and for your continued support!  Both Ambreen and Mehjabben have a wonderful space with so many unique and interesting recipes. 

Here is my Award Galore :

Biny of Biny's Recipes has passed on this Award Galore to me :

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I wish Biny, Ambreen Mehjabben  all the very Best ! 

Now I would love to share these beautiful award Galore to 15 of my Blogger friends. 

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3. Tiffanee 0f One Crazy Cookie
4. Suman of Incidental Indian Cooking
5. Vidhya of Sugar 'N Spice
6. Smitha of Smitha's Spicy Flavors
7. Swathi of Zesty South Indian Kitchen
8. Viki of Viki's Kitchen
9. Rosa of Rosa's Yummy Yums
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11. Rumana of Spice Ur Senses
12. Aipi of U S Masala
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