Prawn Biriyani / Shrimp Biriyani / Chingrir Pulao

Ingredients

• 1 cup of basmati rice.
• 10 pieces of jumbo prawns.
• Whole spices (3 green cardamom, 5 - 6 cloves, 1 Teaspoon of cumin seeds, 1 bay leaf, 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 5 - 6 black pepper corns).
• Salt.
• A handful of chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves.
• 1 cup of brown onion (homemade).
• 3 Tablespoons of curd / yogurt.
• 1 Teaspoon of ginger and garlic paste.
• 1 Teaspoon of red chilli powder.
• 2 Tablespoons of biriyani masala.
• 3 Tablespoons of oil.
• 1 Teaspoon of ghee.
• 1 Teaspoon of kewra water.
• 2 Tablespoons of saffron soaked milk.