Egg Biryani
Flavorful basmati rice with hard boiled eggs
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Servings: 6
Calories: 392kcal
Equipment
- 1 Heavy bottom large sauce pan or Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 6 Egg Hard boiled
- 2 cups Basmati rice
- 3 tbsp Ghee
- 2 tsp Ginger Fresh pressed
- 2 tsp Garlic Fresh pressed
- 1 Onion Finely cut into half rings
- 1 Green chili Fresh chopped
- 2 Star anise
- 1 Bay leaf Indian bay leaf
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 4 Cardamon pods Green
- 4 Cloves
- 1 Cinnamon stick 2 inches
- 1 Mace Strand
- 1 Tomato Finely chopped
- ½ tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 2 tsp Garam masala
- ¼ cup Mint Fresh chopped
- 2 tsp Himalayan pink salt
- ⅓ cup Yogurt Plain yogurt
- 4 cups Water
- ¼ cup Cilantro Fresh chopped
Instructions
Prep Work
- Hard boil eggs, peel and set aside.
- Wash rice, cover with water and set aside while preparing other ingredients. When ready to use rice, drain completely with a strainer.
- Chop onions & tomatoes and mint & cilantro; measure out other ingredients and set aside.
Preparing the Biryani
- Put the ghee in a large Dutch oven; add the Star anise, bay leaf, cumin seeds, cardamon, cloves, cinnamon and mace. Heat and cook a few minutes until seeds begin too sizzle and pop and give off a great aroma!
- Next add the onions and green chili and cook and fry until onions are browning.
- Add the garlic and ginger and quickly stir fry.
- Then add the chopped tomatoes, mint, Kashmiri chili powder, turmeric, salt and yogurt. Cook until tomatoes are soft and mushy, about 4 - 5 minutes.
- Take the shelled, hard boiled eggs and score the sides with a knife, then add them to the tomato mixture along with the garam masala. Cook, gently stirring the eggs for several minutes.
- Add the water and drained rice, mix well and bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat to low and cook undisturbed for 13 minutes.
- After cooking, remove from heat. transfer into a larger pot so you can gently fluff the rice and mix in the chopped cilantro.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cups | Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 185mg | Sodium: 890mg | Potassium: 290mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 2mg
