Prawn Coconut Pulao

I found some prawns in the freezer this morning. While thinking whether to bake them or cook them on stove top I remembered a prawn pulao that I once had at a party long ago. I distinctly remember the taste and smell of butter in the rice. It was cooked to perfection. It's somewhat hard to recreate the taste especially when something seems so perfect. Here, I went by the taste and the aroma from the memory lane. It turned out to be quite yummy. And as the French have figured out, the trick is, the more butter you add, the tastier it gets.

Ingredient:
About 10 large prawns, cleaned and fried
2/3rd cup grated coconut, lightly fried
1tbsp oil
1tbsp butter
Whole spices- bay leaf, black pepper, dried red chili
2 cups basmati rice, washed and dried
2 cups coconut milk, 2 cups water
Turmeric, salt, sugar per taste


Recipe:
Heat some vegetable oil and butter together in a deep skillet
Temper some 2 bay leaves, 2 or more whole dry red chilies and a few black pepper
To this add the basmati rice and fry until light brown
Add turmeric (1/2 tsp), salt and sugar per taste
Add all the coconut milk and water
Cook the rice on medium-high heat, adjust the heat as needed
Add the coconut and prawns, cover and cook for about two minutes
Serve hot