Mawwash
by melo64
22 Apr 2001
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Note: some variety dried prawns have salt so don't add too much salt without tasting for salt quantity.
Mawwash recipe - How to make Mawwash
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Dried Prawns - 1/4 kg
3 medium cups rice (chawal)
1 cup moong dal (split green gram)
cinnamon (dalchini) powder , pepper powder , and cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1/4 bunch of dill (shepu / suva bhaji)
1 bunch of coriander (dhania)
green chillies
chopped onions
tomatoes (optional)
Method
- 1) soak prawns for 15-20 mins. soak dal for 45 mins. wash rice and drain and keep aside.
- 2) boil prawns for half hr approx till soft. don't throw the water. drain the prawns. mash the prawns by hand or in mixer (small one).
- 3) cut onions (lots) roughly (not thin) and fry in good quantity oil till brown. when well fried add prawns, cut suwa bhaji, kothmir, 1-2 tsp cinamon powder, 1/2 tsp haldi powder, 1 tsp jeera powder and 1tsp pepper powder, 1-2 green chillies and fry well for 5 mins or so and also add prawns water which was kept aside and mix well while frying.
- 3) remove a small quantity (not very small) of this and keep aside to use in end.
- 4) in handi put drained rice and dal and salt mix well. add water (hot preferable) as per required , maggie cube, 1-2 green chilies, salt, little more cinamon, jeera and pepper powder only (not haldi as it will spoil taste).
- When rice is cooked, serve hot with dakkus (tomato gravy) or raita.
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