Monday, April 26, 2010

Egg Biriyani




My poor blog has been neglected by me for almost a month because my kids fell sick and Ive been totally busy with them.Now that they have recovered,my hands have started to itch and here I am back to blogging with my egg biriyani post.

This dish was made by a guest blogger who is none other than......"drum roll please!!!!!!" my dear DH.In the coming weeks Iam gonna post a few dishes made by him.
He's a total foodie.He likes to try new dishes,though his favorite always remains the Tamil cuisine.He always tweaks a recipe and is very innovative.

This recipe was a mix and match of many recipes from the blogosphere.So I would like to give credits to all blogs who have blogged about egg biriyani.

First He made the egg masala.When the biriyani is almost cooked,he mixed the egg masala along with the rice and cooked it until it was done.

Ingredients for Egg masala:
Hard boiled eggs : 4
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Finely chopped onion - 1/2 cup
Oil - 2 Tbsp
Salt to taste

Method :
Heat oil in a pan.Add the onion and saute till light brown.Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off.Then add turmeric powder,chilli powder,required amount of salt and the boiled eggs and saute for 2 minutes.Egg masala is ready.If you want you can slice the eggs.

Ingredients for biriyani:

Chopped vegetables - 1 cup(carrot,beans,potatoes,peas)
Mint - a few leaves
Green chillies - 2 slit lengthwise
Onion- 1 finely chopped
Tomato- 1 finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Basmati Rice - 1 cup (wash and soak in water for 15 minutes and drain completely)
Water - 1 1/2 cup
Finely chopped coriander leaves - 2tbsp
Ghee - 2tbsp
Oil - 2tbsp
Yoghurt - 2tbsp

Spices :
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Cloves - 2
Star anise - 1
Bay leaf - 1

Method :
Heat oil and ghee in the cooker/heavy bottomed vessel.When hot, add the spices.Then add the onions and saute till it becomes light brown in color.
Then add the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off.Now add the tomatoes and saute till it turns mushy and cooked.Now add turmeric powder,coriander powder.
Then add mint leaves and saute till they wilt.
Add all the chopped veggies and keep on sauteing till they are slightly cooked but still crunchy.
Now add basmathi rice and saute till aroma comes.Then add the yoghurt and mix well.Add the required quantity of salt,1 1/2 cups of water and when it starts boiling,simmer the flame and close with a lid.Keep on checking the rice and stir occasionally and when it is almost cooked add the egg masala and switch off when the rice is fully cooked and the grains are separate.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.




38 comments:

PranisKitchen said...

divya what a delicious biryani yarr..looks so tempting..feel to have the whole bowl of biryani...\
nice pic too..good job

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Wow !! Your Egg biryani looks super duper hit. I liked the idea of adding chopped vegetable into it. Beautiful click dear.
And dear you did the right thing.... family comes first then anything else...Good to hear that they are well now.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Aruna Manikandan said...

Nice biryani!!!
Looks tempting :-)
Nice clicks dear...

priya said...

delicious and tempting!

Priya Suresh said...

Woww, u r so lucky, egg briyani looks incredible and tempting..Am asking myself whos gonna cook for me now..lolz..

Menaga Sathia said...

முட்டை பிரியானி பார்த்ததும் சாப்பிடத் தோனுது,அருமை!! இப்போ உங்க குட்டீஸ்கள் நலமா?

Ann said...

Yumm-o! looks delish!

Padma said...

WOW that is a lovely dish made by your hubby Ramya. Lucky you ;)
I know with small kids it's very difficult to blog and when they get sick can't even think about it.
Take care.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

lovely looking biryani...
good you have a hubby who can cook, it helps a lot when kids are sick...

Panchpakwan said...

Delcious biryani..
Lucky you!!

Soma Pradhan said...

Wow dear..Egg birynailooks wonderful

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

yummy briyani and me drooling:)

Unknown said...

Thanx Prani..Iam Ramya not divya:)

Unknown said...

Thanx deepa!!

Unknown said...

Thanx Aruna

Unknown said...

Thanx Priya Prashanth!!

Unknown said...

Thanx Priya!!

Unknown said...

Thanx Menaga!!Rendu Perum Nalla irukkanga..Thanx for asking

Unknown said...

Thanx Ann

Unknown said...

Thanx Padma..Yeah Iam lucky:)It is heartbreaking when kids fall sick..Now kids are doin gud

Unknown said...

Thanx Somoo!!Yeah it will be helpful when husbands know cooking:)

Unknown said...

Thanx Saraswathy!!

Malar Gandhi said...

Hope your kids are doing better now. Egg biriyani looks splendid, with all those eggs well-buried in the spicy biriyani, just love it.

Divya Kudua said...

Biryani looks mouthwatering..I also love the muffins in the previous post!!

Kalai said...

Delicious egg briyani. My all time fav. Looks very tempting and a nice click!

TREAT AND TRICK said...

Hi...looks so delicious and beautiful click too...

shahana said...

egg biryani looks so delicious!

Suji said...

Hi Ramya
Thank for visiting us and bunch a thanks for your appreciating words.we are happy that you liked us..

You too have a fantabulous space going here...See you often..Happily following you..

Love
Kairali sisters

Sushma Mallya said...

Hi ramya, thanks for dropping by, u got a lovely space, and biryani looks delicious and beautifully presented it as well...

Krishnaveni said...

Hello Ramya, thanks for your comment about my space. Egg biriyani looks really beautiful. Hope your kutties are fine. Take care

SathyaSridhar said...

Yummy n delicious egg biriyani dear..beautiful presentation..

SathyaSridhar said...

Yummy n delicious egg biriyani dear..beautiful presentation..

divya said...

thanks for dropping by, u got a lovely space, and biryani looks delicious and beautifully presented it as well...Happily following you..

Simply Life said...

oh wow! this looks amazing (as does everything else on your blog)!! :)

Hayley said...

Hey Ramya
Egg biryani looks nice and pics are great..

Hayley said...

Yes you can roast them into your electric oven..

Thistlemoon said...

This looks amazingly delicious! I love all the flavors!

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

thanks a ton dear for visiting me and for your nice comments. you have created a wonderful space here. love your great recipes and mouth watering pictures. the egg biriyani looks delicious.