As I have shared in earlier posts few recipes with prawn head – Prawn head curry, Prawn head Fry and now its prawn head rice. Instead of throwing out the prawn head, you can use them to flavor your rice, which gives you a wonderful flavor and aroma to your rice.

This is very simple and easy to prepare, but clean the prawn head well – CLICK HERE to know how to clean Prawns and Prawns head. This rice goes out well with fish curry or prawn curry. I would say when you prepare prawn curry; instead of throwing out the head you could use them in the rice as Buttery Prawn Head Rice. Let me share the recipe…

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Buttery Prawn Head Rice

Ingredients:

• Prawn head – 150 gm
• Steamed rice – 1 cup
• Black pepper powder – 1 tsp
• Garlic – 7 cloves
• Coriander – 6 stalks
• Butter – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Making of Prawn Head Rice –

Preparation:

• Clean the prawn head – CLICK HERE to know how to clean the prawn head with video.
• Finely chop the garlic cloves, separate the coriander leaves and stalks, finely chop them and keep it separately.
• Heat butter in a kadai, add the garlic pieces, and cook until they turn golden brown.
• Add the coriander stalks and cook them for few seconds.
• Add the prawn head along with little salt and pepper powder. Cook until the prawn head turns red in color.
• Add the steamed rice, add salt if you need for rice else leave it.
• Cook (keep on stirring) for about 3 mins or until it becomes dry.
• Sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves and cook for a min (keep on stirring).
• Remove from fire and transfer it to a bowl.

Serve hot with Prawn curry or Fish curry for lunch.