Egg Biryani is the delicious and flavorful rice dish cooked in aromatic Indian spices & spicy egg masala. Its simply easy and quick to prepare. This recipe is sure to delight your tastebuds on a weekend afternoon. It makes a perfect combo with cucumber or onion raitha. Check out here how to make tasty n easy egg biryani..!
Ingredients
Basma ti rice - 2 cups
Eggs - 3 or 4
Oil - 3 tbsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Bay leaf - 2
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 4 to 5
Peppercorn - 5 to 6
Cinnamon - 3
Javithri - 1
Onions - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp
Coriander pwd - 1 tsp
Yoghurt - ½ cup
Green chilly - 2
Red chilly pwd -1 tsp
Garam masala pwd - 1 tsp
Biryani masala - 1 tsp
Chopped coriander and mint leaves - 1 cup
Saffron - a pinch
Cashew - 4 to 5
Raisins - 5 to 6
Salt to taste
Instructions
1.
Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 30 mins
2.
Soak saffron in warm water
3.
Heat a tsp of oil in a small frypan
4.
Add onions, cashew and raisins
5.
Fry it in low medium flame until the onions turn crispy and the cashews and raisins turn golden brown
6.
Turn off flame and set it aside
7.
Heat oil in a non- stick pan
8.
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and wait to crackle
9.
Add the bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, pepper corn, cinnamon and javithri
10.
Once it sizzles, add the finely chopped onions
11.
Saute until it turns golden
12.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute well
13.
Add turmeric pwd, coriander pwd and stir
14.
Let it cook for 2 minutes
15.
Add yoghurt and mix
16.
Next add chopped green chilles
17.
Add red chilly pwd, garam masala pwd, biryani masala and salt
18.
Add chopped coriander and mint leaves
19.
Mix well
20.
Add soaked basmati water and combine gently
21.
Add 3 ½ cups of water and give a stir
22.
Allow to boil on high for 2 minutes
23.
Now simmer the flame and cook it covered with lid for 10 to 15 mins
24.
Meanwhile boil the egg and shell it
25.
Make fine slits in white portion of the egg and keep ready
26.
Heat oil in a fry pan
27.
Add little salt, a pinch of turmeric pwd, ¼ tsp red chilly pwd and ½ tsp biryani masala pwd
28.
Stir good and add the eggs to it
29.
Cook for 2 minutes in low flame
30.
Turn off the flame once the egg absorbs all the masala
31.
Check out if the rice is cooked by opening the lid
32.
Once the rice is done, add the eggs
33.
Add saffron water and biryani masala
34.
Sprinkle some coriander and mint leaves
35.
Sprinkle golden fried onions, cashew and raisins
36.
Add a tsp of ghee over it and cover the biryani with a heavy lid
37.
Allow it to cook in simmer for another 10 mins
38.
That’s it…aromatic egg biryani is ready
39.
Serve hot with raitha & any gravy
40.
Enjoy super delicious egg biryani at your home and let me know :)