Machboos Rubyan
Prawn machboos with dried lime and baharat.
Ingredients
- 800 g Prawns
- 3 cups Basmati rice
- 2 Onions
- 3 Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Tomato paste
- 3 Dried lime (loomi)
- 2 tbsp Baharat spice mix
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 2 Green chilies
- ½ cup Coriander
- 4 tbsp Ghee
- 2 tsp Salt
- 5 cups Water
Method
- Season the prawns — Toss with turmeric, a little baharat and salt and set aside.
- Brown the onions — Cook in ghee until deep golden.
- Build the base — Add garlic, tomato, paste, baharat and pierced dried limes and cook 12 minutes.
- Cook the rice — Add the soaked rice and water, cover, and cook 18 minutes on low.
- Add the prawns last — Lay them on the rice for the final 5 minutes only — longer and they turn rubbery.
- Machboos Rubyan is ready — Rest 5 minutes, fold gently, and finish with coriander and chilies.