Saturday, January 12, 2013

Egg Biryani

Egg Biryani

Biryani!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhh..... no matter how many times we make it we can never ever get bored of it. Here's one more biryani recipe..... a Complete Comfy Meal. The process seems like really tiring and confusing, but once you know how to make its the best. Its just a basic biryani recipe where in you replace all your veggies with eggs...lot of eggs or as many eggs as you want.




Preparation time = 40 mins
Serves = 4
Calories = Approx 330/ Serving

INGREDIENTS-
2 Cups Basmati Rice
8 Eggs
1 Cup Yogurt
1/4 Cup Milk
2 Onions (Chopped)
1 Tomato (Chopped)
2 Tbsp Butter
1 Cup Scallions / Spring onions (Chopped)
1 Tbsp Biryani Masala
2 Cinnamon sticks
5-6 Cloves
2-4 Cardamom
2 Mace
2 Star anise
2 Bay leaves
2 Hot peppers
1 Tbsp Ginger garlic paste
1/2 Cup Cilantro (Chopped)
1/2 Cup Mint (Chopped)
1/2 Cup Scallions (Chopped)
Salt to taste ( Around 2 Tbsp)
1 Tbsp Oil
1 Tsp Ground black pepper
2 Saffron strands
1 Tbsp Warm milk


PREPARATION-
1. Soak basmati rice atleast for 30 mins. Now bring 6 cups of water to boil along with some salt and half of all the whole spices. Add rice and cook till 80% done. Drain and set aside.
2. Boil 4 Eggs, peel and set aside. Soak saffron stands in warm milk and set aside.
3. In a bowl, beat 4 eggs, milk, salt, 1/4 cup of the chopped onions, ground black pepper and mix well. Heat a pan and add some oil. Pour the omelet mixture in the pan. Once the omelet is cooked transfer to a plate and allow it to cool. Once it is cooled, chop into pieces and set aside.
4. Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add butter. Once the butter melts, add the hard boiled eggs and fry till they get crinkled. Transfer on to a paper towel and set aside.
5. Now add the whole spices and fry for a min. Now add onions, tomatoes, hot peppers, ginger garlic paste and fry till they are caramelized. Once they are done, add yogurt, biryani masala, boiled eggs and fry for a minute.
6. Stir in the omelet pieces, half of the cilantro and mint and mix gently. Transfer this mixture into a oven safe dish and spread it in a layer. Preheat the oven to 350*F.
7. Now add the rice layer over the top. Sprinkle the remaining cilantro, mint, spring onions, saffron milk. Cover with foil and cook for 10- 15 mins.


If you are using a stove top. Just in the same vessel, add the rice layer and everything just like i did. Cover and cook on a very low flame for 5 mins.



1 comment:

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