Egg Biryani





Egg biryani is a complete dish and a treat by itself. It can be prepared in various ways. This is a rich dish with boiled eggs and you can make it less spicy by reducing the quantity of chilies.

Ingredients you will require to make this recipe :

Eggs (ande) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . six

Potatoes (aloo) : . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3

Onions (pyaj) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 to 5

Ginger paste (adrak) : . . . 1 table spoon

Green chilies (hari mirchi) : . . . . . 6 to 8

Red chili powder (lal mirchi) : 3 tea spoon

Cumin powder (jeera) : . . . . 2 tea spoon

Garam masala powder : . . . 1 tea spoon

Tomato (tamater) : . . . . . . . . . . . . one

Curd (dahi) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one cup

Oil (tel) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one cup

Saffron (kesar) : . . . . . . . . . . . a pinch

Salt (namak) as per your taste

For rice

Basmati rice : . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 cup

Cardamom (elaichi) : . . . . . . . 2 to 4

Bay leaves : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 2

Lemon juice (nimboo) : 2 table spoon

Ghee : . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 table spoon

Salt (namak) as per your taste

Method of making Egg biryani

Hard boil eggs. Peel and cut potatoes in four pieces and deep fry on slow flame till golden brown.

Cook rice with cardamom, bay leaves, lemon juice and salt in 6 cups water till it is done. Do not over cook it. Remove excess of water and add ghee.

Heat one cup oil in a top and fry chopped onion to light golden brown. Add ginger paste and long cut green chilies and fry for another minute. Add finely chopped tomato, red chili powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder and curd. Cook it on a slow flame for five to seven minutes.

Now add potatoes and half the quantity of cooked rice. Mix it very gently and then place vertically half cut eggs on top of it. Place remaining rice on top and add saffron water. Cook egg biryani on very slow flame for fifteen to twenty minutes.

Serve with raita and dahi kachumber.


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