Kerala Recipes

Here is the Recipe for an Easy to Prepare and Tasty Egg Biriyani. I usually make this when some unexpected guest drops in, as this can be prepared within no time.

Egg Biriyani

The recipe given below will serve 4 people.

Ingredients

1. Long grain Basmati rice – 2 cups
2. Onions, thinly sliced – 2 medium sized
3. Tomatoes, chopped – 2 large
4. Eggs – 4
5. Bay leaves – 2
6. Ginger Paste – 1 tsp
7. Garlic Paste – 2 tsp
8. Green Chillies, slit – 4 nos
9. Cooking oil – 4-5 tbsp
10. Cilantro, chopped – 1/4 cup
11. Mint leaves, chopped – 1/4 cup
12. Lemon – Half of 1 small lemon
13. Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
14. Chilly Powder – 1 tbsp
15. Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp
16. Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
17. Biriyani Masala Powder – 2 to 3 tsp
18. Salt – to taste
19. Oil – 3 tbsp

Method

1. Boil the eggs for about 10-12 minutes on medium low flame till they are hard boiled. (You can add a little salt while boiling the eggs to prevent it from cracking.)
2. Peel the egg shells and cut each egg into 2 halves and keep it aside.
3. Boil the Basmati rice in 6 cups of water with a little salt, 1/2 tsp biryani masala and 1 tsp oil, till each grain is separate and almost cooked but not fully cooked. (Add more water, if needed so that the rice doesn’t stick together). The biriyani masala will impart a good aroma to the rice. Drain excess water if any and keep it aside.
4. Heat a big non stick kadai and add 3 tablespoons of oil.
5. Add onions and saute till they are translucent.
6. Add the slit green chillies, bay leaves, 1 tsp ginger paste and 2 tsp garlic paste along with some salt and stir.
7. Next, add the chopped tomatoes and stir fry till it is mashed and forms a gravy.
8. Now add 2 tsp of biriyani masala, 1 tbsp chilly powder, 1 tsp turmeric and 1 tbsp coriander powder and fry for a minute.
9. Add the chopped cilantro and mint leaves and mix well.
10. Sprinkle lemon juice and mix well.
11. Reduce the flame and stir in the rice gently, till the rice is evenly coated with the gravy.
12. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on the eggs and add it to the rice and keep it covered for a five minutes.
13. The Egg Biriyani is ready to serve hot.

Biriyani Masala Ingredients

If you are in a hurry, you can use any good biriyani masala powder which is readily available like Eastern Biriyani Masala. Generally, the ingredients of such ready made masala powders would be the following: Coriander, Bay Leaf, Chilly, Black Pepper, Turmeric, Aniseed, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Salt, Cloves, Nutmeg, Cumin.

But, I prefer using home made ground Biryani masala.

You can grind the following ingredients at home:-

1. Cloves (Gramboo) – 10
2. Green Cardamom (Elakka) -  4
3. Cinnamon stick (Patta/Karukapatta) – 4 pieces of 1” inch length each
4. Nutmeg (Jaathikka) – 1/2 tsp grated
5. Mace (JaathiPoo) – 1
6. Star Anise (Thakkolam/Nakshathra Poo) – 2
7. Fennel seeds (Perinjeerakam) – 2 tsp
8. Cumin seeds (Jeerakam) – 1 tsp
9. Bay Leaves (Karuva Ela) – 4

Related posts:

1. Kerala Fish Biryani
2. Plain Biryani
3. Scrambled Capsicum and Eggs (Burji)
4. Simple Fish Biriyani
5. Vegetable Biriyani