Coquina clams or madoleo tisreo pulao

Coquina clams or mandoleo tisreo are the tiny clams that appear on the sea shore when the waves return back to the sea and quickly burrow themselves inside the sand. You can make the recipe using normal clam or prawns or squids or combination of all

Ingredients :

Coquina clams : 2 cups

Rice : 2 cups

Water : 4 cups

Onion : 1 big

Tomato : 1 medium 

Garlic : 5 - 6 cloves 

Lemongrass stem : 1 or 2

Kaffir lime leaf : 1

Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp

Chili powder : 1 tsp

Procedure : 

Wash the clams thoroughly in water to get rid of the sand.

Add 2 cups water and boil them,  then switch off the flame and keep covered for 5 to 10 minutes. 

Strain the broth into another pot and leave it undisturbed for the sand to settle down. Then add 2 more cups of water to the clams and boil them and repeat the process and Strain the broth into another pot. (You can still repeat the process and extract more broth to make soup)

When the sand is settled down, slowly transfer the upper liquid into another pot and discard the sand which is collected down by sedimentation. Repeat the process until you get clear water without any more sand deposits.

In a large pot, sauté onion until translucent, then add chopped garlic, tomatoes, crushed lemon grass stem kaffir lime leaf (finely choppedor whole), chili powder and turmeric powder. Sauté them until mushy. (You may also follow the Goan style clams pulao by using jeere meere masala instead of the above listed Thai spices  )

Measure the broth and add 4 cups of it into the sautéed onion - tomato and bring it to a boil. Do not use the clams meat as it will still have the sand in it.

Mean while wash the rice thoroughly and soak it in water for half an hour. Strain the water from the rice and leave it open for 2 minutes before adding the rice into the boiling broth. 

Add the strained rice into the boiling broth, put salt, lower the flame and let it cook covered for 15 to 20 minutes or until the water is completely absorbed. Stir it occasionally. 

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