one pot prawn biryani

This prawn biryani is exactly like chicken biryani,the difference -its a one pot dish and spicier. I have used my electric rice cooker,you can use any vessel .I find rice cooker very convenient.

 Ingredients
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• 600 grms prawn (shell removed and de veined)
• 3 small onion (roughly chopped)
• 1 1/2 inch cinnamon
• 5 cloves
• 4 cardamom
• 1 bay leaf
• 15 garlic cloves
• 1 inch ginger
• 6 tbsp coriander leaves(chop 3 tbsp finely and keep aside)
• 4 tbsp mint leaves(chop 2 tbsp finely and keep aside)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 4 green chillies
• 10 to 12 cashew nuts
• 2 small tomatoes (chopped finely)
•  10 green chillies (slit slightly in the top)
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup ghee or more (be very generous)
• 2 small onion finely sliced
• 2 1/2 cup basmati rice (washed and soaked)
• salt to taste
• 4 cups water

Method
1.Grind onion, turmeric ,ginger,garlic,1 inch cinnamon,3cloves,cashew nuts,4 green chillies,3 tbsp coriander leaves and 2tbsp mint leaves into very fine paste .
2. Place a vessel on medium high flame, add ghee,when ghee is hot add 1/2 inch cinnamon,2 cloves,cardamom and bay leaves.

 3.When it start sizzling add sliced onion and fry till it turns light brown.

 4.Now add chopped tomatoes and slit green chillies and little salt.Fry for 2 minutes.

 5.Now add the ground masala paste and fry till the raw smell disappears and ghee leaves the sides of the masala.

 6.Add prawns and mix well.Cook for 3 minutes.

 7.Now add basmati rice and mix well.Cover and cook for 3 minutes.

8.Add lemon juice,salt and chopped coriander and mint leaves.Pour 4 cups of water (don't add more water,because prawn will release a lot of water)
9.Cover and cook on low flame till all the water dries up -10 to 12 minutes.
10.Serve with raita