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    Egg Biriyani

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    Updated on January 29, 2021 By Shalini 6 Comments - This post contains affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase, I'll earn enough money to maybe buy me a lil' something - an ingredient, probably.

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    Have some leftover rice? Turn it into a sumptuous Egg Biriyani - an easy one-pot meal made with fried hardboiled eggs, and Egg Roast Masala.

    egg biriyani indian style recipe at home made with hardboiled eggs

    Oh, it was one of those days when the pantry was empty and the icing on the cake was that I was in no mood to cook as well. I wanted to prepare something real quick and decided to raid the refrigerator. There it was - some leftover rice and few eggs! My mind worked frantically and I resolved to prepare Kerala Egg Roast and have with the rice and curd.

    A quick and easy to prepare recipe, the Egg Roast is my savior on days when I don't have any side dish for Rotis. It had been our goto side since childhood and this is the first recipe which I learnt to cook. All thanks to Dad!

    fried egg biriyani - egg roast - leftover rice - one pot meal

    And thus, I prepared the Egg Roast and while I thought of having it as a side, I thought why not transform it into a biriyani? I took the leftover rice, heated it a splash of water and condiments, and layered it over the egg roast along with some fried onions, dried fruits and a handful of pomegranate seeds. I then finely diced an onion, tomato and green chilies to mix with curd for a raita. Voila! Lunch is ready!

    egg biriyani how to prepare - egg biriyani banane ki vidhi - easy quick egg biriyani at home

    I am sure this biriyani will make you realize that preparing one isn't such a tedious job. This is a quick fix recipe and may not be the traditional method. While I love making a pressure cooker biriyani which is the easiest way, I could never succeed in making the one with eggs. Oh, that reminds me! I tried the pressure cooker method by throwing in some spices, making a gravy and adding rice to the cooker - while at P's home. It was a disaster! I know that. And I'm sure P's parents knew it too. But then they reassured me that the quality of rice wasn't good and hence it wasn't tasting the best. Ah! They are really sweet that way!

    Make Delicious Egg Biriyani at Home!

    Let's talk Egg Biriyani now. If you don't have leftover rice, fret not! Cook rice along with spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf until half done. Don't forget to add a little salt and oil too so that the grains don't stick to each other. Remove to a bowl, fluff it gently with a fork and let it cool down completely.

    Hard-boil the eggs. In a pan, heat a tablespoon of ghee and fry the dried fruits, and onion. Add a pinch of chili powder to the ghee. Slice the hardboiled eggs in half and add it to the hot ghee. Roast them until golden brown. Prepare the Egg Roast.

    Layer it with cooked rice, fried eggs, fried onion, coriander leaves, mint leaves, fried dried fruits, and pomegranate seeds. Serve hot with raita, pickle, and pappad.

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    Egg Biriyani


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    Ingredients

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    • 4 hard-boiled eggs
    • 3 cups of leftover rice alt. 1.5 cups of uncooked basmati rice
    • 2 each of cardamom, cloves, bayleaf and cinnamon
    • Water,as required
    • 1 tablespoon ghee
    • A tablespoon each of Cashews, Raisins
    • ½ cup finely sliced onion
    • A handful of finely chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves
    • Pomegranate seeds, for garnish

    Instructions

    1. Heat the leftover rice in 1 /4 cup of water, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf. Remove to a bowl, fluff it gently with a fork and let it cool down completely.
    2. If you don't have leftover rice, cook rice along with the spices until half done. Add a little salt and oil too so that the grains don't stick to each other. Remove to a bowl, fluff it gently with a fork.
    3. In a pan, heat a tablespoon of ghee and roast the dried fruits, and onion.
    4. To the same ghee, add a pinch of chili powder. Slice the hard-boiled eggs in half and roast until golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
    5. Prepare the Egg Roast by following the recipe mentioned here.
    6. Layer it with cooked rice, fried eggs, fried onion, coriander leaves, mint leaves, fried dried fruits, and pomegranate seeds.
    7. Cover with a lid and simmer for about five minutes.
    8. Serve hot with raita, pickle, and pappad. 

    Notes

    Egg Roast is an excellent side for rotis, appams and idiyappams.

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    • Category: Main Course
    • Cuisine: Indian

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    • Serving Size: 3

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    1. Shantala says

      December 22, 2017 at 8:03 pm

      I have made traditional egg biryani - the tedious way. This sounds simple and quick, something that I can make on a work day as well. Thanks for sharing, Shalini.

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    2. Soumya says

      December 22, 2017 at 1:09 pm

      This looks so awesome, that I'm salivating now.

      Since I'm at work, I'm gonna order some delicious Egg biryani for lunch today 🙂

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    3. Shilpa Gupte says

      December 21, 2017 at 5:19 pm

      God, I am so hungry now, Shalini! I don't know about the biryani, but I will surely make the egg roast some day when i am alone for lunch or dinner! I love experimenting and don't mind being the guinea pig! 😛

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    4. SHALINI BAISIWALA says

      December 21, 2017 at 10:13 am

      Wow Shalzz this looks so so so yummy! I am a die hard fan of eggs; just unable to have them due to an allergy issue!! Dang I want this!!!!!!

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    5. Kala Ravi says

      December 21, 2017 at 9:52 am

      This looks like such a wholesome, filling and sumptuous meal Shalini! The method is easy to follow and best part is the ingredients! All easily available at any point! Love the beautiful garnishing, looks super yummy! Sharing this with my daughter, she can use such quick-fix and delicious recipes!

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    6. Bellybytes says

      December 21, 2017 at 7:31 am

      Now this is one dish I’ve never tried and thanks so much for sharing it Shalini. Thanks also for the tip on how to get loose fluffy rice in the biryani..... this was a double bonanza of a post -egg roast and biryani ! Merry Christmas to you .... perhaps I will make this for lunch .

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