Yummy Hyderabadi Egg Biryani Recipe

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Prep Time 15 Minutes

Cooking Time 30 Minutes

Servings 1-2

Rating

Hyderabadi Egg Biryani is prepared with boiled eggs along with different spices and basmati rice. It is cooked dum and garnished with coriander leaves along with friend onions and cashews. It does not take longer time to cook the Hyderabadi Biryani. Have a quick look at the recipe.

Ingredients

4Boiled eggs
2Large onions
1Tomatoes
1 tablespoonCoriander leaves
2 tablespoonsMint leaves
2 tablespoonsGhee
1 tablespoonOil
¾ cupCurd
5Green chilies
1 tablespoonGinger garlic paste
¼ teaspoonRed chili powder
½ tablespoonCoriander powder
2 tablespoonsLemon juice
Saltto taste

Biryani powder:

4Cloves
½ inchCinnamon stick
2Cardamom
¼ teaspoonsShah jeera
5Pepper corns

For Rice:

2 ½ cupsBasmati rice
3Cloves
5Cardamom
½ inchCinnamon stick
1Marathi mogga
2Bay leaves
5Mint leaves
½ tablespoonOil
Saltto taste
Water

Directions

Step1Cook Basmati Rice in water along with bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, Marathi mogga, elachi, mint leaves, oil and salt
Step2Half cook the rice and strain remaining water
Step3Spread rice on large plate and allow it to cool for sometime
Step4Place a non stick pan and add oil to it along with ghee
Step5Add sliced onions and saute them for about 5 minutes till they are little bit crispy golden brown in color
Step6Remove half of them and keep aside
Step7To the other half add green chilies, mint leaves, coriander leaves and ginger garlic paste
Step8Fry them for about 2 minutes
Step9Add red chili powder, coriander powder, biryani masala and combine them well
Step10Add chopped tomatoes to the mixture and fry for about 3 minutes
Step11Add boiled eggs and coat the fried masala
Step12Add yogurt to it and combine them well
Step13Cook for about 5 minutes till oil get separated
Step14Add lemon juice and combine them well
Step15Turn off the heat and keep it aside
Step16Place a deep vessel on flame and start preparing boryani
Step17Add some oil to the vessel and add half the rice layer in it
Step18Add egg masala layer on it and spread out on rice
Step19Spread remaining rice over the egg masala and pour ½ tablespoon of ghee over the rice
Step20Add the fried onions to it
Step21Sprinkle coriander leaves and pour saffron milk at the end over the rice
Step22Cover the vessel with lid and seal it with wheat dough to avoid the pressure leaving the vessel
Step23Cook on medium flame for about 5 minutes and off the flame
Step24Remove the vessel from fire and place it on an iron tawa over low flame
Step25Cook it on low flame for about 15 minutes
Step26Off the heat and open the plate after 5 minutes
Step27Combine all the rice and serve it hot with Tasty Raita

For biryani masala grind all the biryani masala ingredients into fine powder and store it for future use in a container. While you are boiling the eggs, get the rice ready along with the other ingredients so that the cooking process becomes easy.

-Neelima