Egg Biryani.
You can cook Egg Biryani using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Egg Biryani
- It's 3 tbsp of Oil.
- It's 1.5 cups of basmati rice.
- Prepare 1.5 tsp. of Ginger garlic paste.
- You need 1 of large onion thinly sliced or finely minced.
- Prepare 2 of green chilies slit or minced.
- You need 4-5 of boiled eggs (prick with a fork randomly).
- It's 1 of medium tomato chopped(optional).
- Prepare 1/8 tsp. of turmeric powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. of red chilli powder.
- You need 1-1 1/2 tsp. of Biryani masala powder (I used SHAN).
- You need as needed of mint and coriander leaves chopped.
- You need to taste of Salt.
- You need 3 tbsp of fresh yogurt.
- Prepare 3 cups of water.
- It's of Dry spices for egg biryani.
- Prepare 1 of star anise.
- It's 1 of bay leaf.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. of shahi jeera.
- It's 4 of green cardamoms.
- You need 4-5 of cloves.
- It's 1 inch of cinnamon stick.
- You need 1 strand of mace.
- You need A few of strands of saffron (keep in 2tsp of warm milk).
Egg Biryani instructions
- Soak rice for at least 20 to 30 mins. Drain water and set the rice aside in a colander..
- Boil eggs and remove the shells and wash them. Prick randomly with a fork a couple of times and Set aside..
- Heat a pressure pan or a biryani handi with oil, add onions and fry till golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off..
- Add the dry spices and allow them to sizzle. Add tomatoes, mint, red chilli powder, turmeric, salt and yogurt. Cook until the tomatoes turn mushy..
- Add eggs and biryani masala powder and fry till the mixture thickens. Pour water and add salt as needed. Bring it to a boil.
- Add soaked rice (drain water) and saffron with milk and cook rice in open pan till very little water is left..
- Lower the flame, cover and cook till the rice is done. If using pressure cooker, close the lid and cook on a very low flame for about 5 minutes. Switch off before it whistles to prevent it from becoming mushy, Set this aside, don’t leave on the hot burner..
- Fluff up the egg biryani and serve with raita..