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    Home » Recipes » Main Course » Egg Biryani Recipe | Anda Biryani

    Egg Biryani Recipe | Anda Biryani

    Published : Jan 30,2020 | Last Updated On : May 1, 2022 by Muktha

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    Egg Biryani recipe with step by step photos and short video . Anda Biryani or Egg Biryani is a flavorful and fragrant rice cooked with aromatic biryani spices and boiled egg on a low flame till perfection.

    Biryani needs no introduction, its flavourful , fragrant and fluffy . This is quite simple biryani recipe with few aromatic spices , less cooking hours and no marination hours .

    Needs complete 60 minutes from start to end to nail a perfect Egg Biryani . But before jumping into a recipe go through the detailed tips to cook a perfect restaurant style Biryani at home.

    As this is a basic and simple Egg Biryani , I have just used boiled eggs and no marination is done. But for Hyderabad Egg Dum Biryani , I do marinate eggs for minimum 30 minutes. If you wish , to marinate eggs , then prick boiled eggs with fork and marinate with hung curd , ginger garlic paste , red chilli powder , salt , oil and lime juice. Marination is done mainly for 2 reasons , one is to tenderize meat and other is to add flavours . But for Vegetables and Eggs, tenderizing is not required . Fat( oil or butter) and Citric acid ( lime or vinegar ) are must ingredients used to tenderize and other ingredients are just used to add flavours.

    Preparation is more while making biryani . But with proper planning , you can save some time. To save time , I generally boil water in electric kettle and then use to cook rice , from which I can get 90% cooked rice in 7-8 minutes. Also if eggs are boiled and kept before , then all you need is saute everything together in oil and cook on sim . which makes the process , really simple. Also adding barista ( fried brown onion) adds lots of flavour and enhances taste of biryani. I generally make barista and freeze , but as I didn't had at home I haven't used. But if you have , I recommend you to use orelse alternatively you can also deep fry some sliced onions and add to biryani.

    Pro tips to cook perfect Biryani at home.

    1. Use premium quality spices because it imparts lots of flavours and aroma to Biryani .
    2. Always use old age rice for Biryani , rinse and wash well for 3-4 times and soak for minimum 30 minutes before cooking.
    3. Fat is very important to make a perfect biryani . So grease you thick bottom pan always with good amount of fat . Incase if you are trying to make a restaurant style biryani , then do add little more oil and ghee to get a tasty biryani.
    4. Good hours of marination .
    5. Slow cooking technique helps flavours to blend well .

    If you are a biryani/ pulao lover and planning for a special weekend meal with family & friends at home then you can try any of these following delicious recipes :

    • Chicken Donne Biryani
    • Ambur Star Chicken Biryani
    • Vegetable Dum Biryani
    • Palak Paneer Pulao
    • Jeera Rice
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    RECIPE CARD FOR EGG BIRYANI

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    Egg Biryani Recipe

    Egg Biryani is a fluffy, flavourful rice cooked with aromatic spices and boiled egg.
    5 from 8 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indian
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings : 5 people
    Calories / Serving : 613
    Author: Muktha H S

    Ingredients 

    For Biryani Rice

    • 8-10 cups Water
    • 2 cups Basmati rice
    • 1 teaspoon Salt
    • 1 teaspoon Oil
    • 1 Bay Leaf
    • 4 Green Cardamom , pods
    • 1 ½ inch Cinnamon Sticks
    • 2 Cloves
    • Mint leaves handful , torn

    For Biryani Masala / Gravy

    • 5-6 Boiled ,eggs
    • ⅓ cup Oil
    • 2 tablespoon Ghee / Clarified Butter
    • 2 no's Onions , large , sliced
    • 2 tablespoon Garlic Paste
    • 1 ½ tablespoon Ginger Paste
    • 4 no's Green Chillies , slit long
    • 2 no's Tomatoes , chopped
    • ½ cup Mint leaves chopped
    • ½ cup Curds , thick
    • ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • 11/2 tablespoon Red chilli powder
    • 2 tablespoon Coriander powder
    • 1 teaspoon Biryani Masala Powder - , refer notes
    • 1 no Bay leaf
    • 3 no's Green Cardamom
    • 1 no's Black Cardamom
    • 1 ½ " inch Cinnamon Sticks
    • 4 no's Cloves
    • 1 no's Star Anise
    • ½ teaspoon Black peppercorns
    • ½ teaspoon Shahi Jeera
    • 2 teaspoon Salt or as needed

    Other Ingredients

    • ¼ Cup Warm Milk
    • 10-12 no's Saffron Strands
    • 2 tablespoon Mint leaves fried , optional, - refer notes
    • 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves
    • 2 tablespoon Barista / fried onions , optional
    • 1 tablespoon Clarified Butter/Ghee
    • ½ teaspoon Biryani Masala Powder
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 2 drops Kewra water ,essence
    • 1 tablespoon Lime juice

    Instructions

    Preparations

    • Boil 5-6 eggs for 10 minutes , remove shell and set aside.
    • Wash rice for 3-4 times , till water runs clear and soak rice in water for minimum 30 minutes.
    • Make fresh ginger garlic paste and set aside.
    • Clean all greens , slice onions , chop tomatoes , slit green chilies and set aside.

    For cooking rice

    • Boil 8-10 cups of water . Add bay leaf , green cardamom , cinnamon , cloves and soaked rice.
    • Drain rice and add soaked rice to boiling water.
    • Add 1 teaspoon of oil ,tsp of salt and few torn mint leaves.
    • Cook rice for about 7-8 minutes , till its 90 % cooked.
    • Drain water completely and pour cold water and drain water completely.
    • Spread rice on a wide plate , sprinkle some salt and set aside.

    For Egg gravy

    • In a thick bottom pan , heat oil and ghee.
    • Add whole spices and saute till fragrant.
    • Now add in sliced onions and fry .
    • Add mint leaves and fry well , till onion changes color and mint leaves are well fried.
    • Add freshly ground ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off completely.
    • Now add in slit green chilies and tomatoes , saute well and cook till tomatoes turns pulpy.
    • Add turmeric powder , chili powder and coriander powder mix well .
    • Keeping flame on low heat , Add ½ cup of thick curds and mix well completely till specks of oil is seen.
    • Add salt and biryani masala powder mix well .
    • When oil starts to release from corners make incisions on boiled eggs with knife and add into gravy.
    • Gently saute egg ,such that masala coats well on egg .

    Dum Cooking

    • Add cooked rice on top of egg and spread evenly.
    • Now pour saffron soaked milk , sprinkle salt and biryani masala powder
    • Drizzle 1 -2 tablespoon of ghee / clarified butter on top.
    • Add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves , lime juice and 2-3 tablespoon of kewra or rose water. If using essence ,don't add more than 1 - 2 drops .
    • Cover the pot with aluminium foil and tightly close the lid alternatively you can even close the lid and seal it with atta dough.
    • Keep the flame on sim and leave for minimum 20 minutes for all flavors to combine well and enhance.
    • After 20 minutes , turn off the flame and remove lid and foil.
    • Gently mix well everything from bottom and serve hot along with fresh cucumber salad.

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    STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS FOR EGG BIRYANI

    Preparations

    Boil 5-6 eggs for 10 minutes , remove shell and set aside.

    Wash rice for 3-4 times , till water runs clear and soak rice in water for minimum 30 minutes.

    Make fresh ginger garlic paste and set aside.

    Clean all greens , slice onions , chop tomatoes , slit green chilies and set aside.

    For cooking rice

    Boil 8-10 cups of water . Add bay leaf , green cardamom , cinnamon , cloves and soaked rice.

    Drain rice and add soaked rice to boiling water.

    Add 1 teaspoon of oil ,tsp of salt and few torn mint leaves.

    Cook rice for about 7-8 minutes , till its 90 % cooked. Turn off the stove.

    Drain water completely from rice , pour cold water and drain water completely.

    Spread rice on a wide plate , sprinkle some salt and set aside.

    For Egg gravy

    In a thick bottom pan , heat oil and ghee.

    Add whole spices and saute till fragrant.

    Now add in sliced onions and fry .

    Add mint leaves .

    Fry well , till onion changes color and mint leaves are well fried.

    Add freshly ground ginger garlic paste.

    Saute till raw smell goes off completely.

    Now add in slit green chilies and tomatoes , saute well and cook till tomatoes turns pulpy.

    Add turmeric powder , chili powder and coriander powder mix well .

    Keeping flame on low heat , Add ½ cup of thick curds and mix well completely till specks of oil is seen.

    Add salt and biryani masala powder, mix well.

    When oil starts to release from corners. Make incisions from knife on boiled eggs and add into gravy.

    Egg Biryani

    Gently saute egg ,such that masala / gravy coats well on egg .

    Egg Biryani

    Dum Cooking

    Add cooked rice on top of egg gravy.

    Egg Biryani

    And spread evenly using a spatula.

    Egg biryani

    Now pour saffron soaked milk , sprinkle salt and biryani masala powder.

    Egg Biryani

    Drizzle 1 -2 tablespoon of ghee / clarified butter on top.

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    Add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves .

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    Add 2-3 tablespoon of kewra or rose water. If using essence ,don't add more than 1 - 2 drops .

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    Add Lime juice

    Cover the pot with aluminium foil .

    And tightly close the lid alternatively you can even close the lid and seal it with atta dough.

    Keep the flame on sim and leave for minimum 20 minutes for all flavors to combine well and enhance taste.

    After 20 minutes , turn off the flame and remove lid and foil.

    Egg Biryani

    Gently mix well everything from bottom.

    Serve hot along with fresh cucumber salad.

    Egg Biryani
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    Comments

    1. Anonymous

      January 30, 2020 at 4:53 pm

      Yummy Recipe..will try soon

      Reply
      • Muktha

        January 30, 2020 at 9:22 pm

        Thanks and once u try let me know how it turned for u.

        Reply
    2. aparna

      January 30, 2020 at 11:11 pm

      yummy

      Reply
      • Muktha

        January 31, 2020 at 4:33 pm

        Thanks Aparna

        Reply
    3. Recipe Kitchen

      April 08, 2020 at 4:23 pm

      I made and ate this recipe at home, it is a very royal and delicious dish.

      Reply
      • Muktha

        April 08, 2020 at 10:07 pm

        Hi Shsoni , Thanks for your feedback . I'm glad you loved the recipe. You might even like Baingan Biryani , do check if interested. Keep in touch . Thank You.

        Reply
    4. Anonymous

      December 31, 2021 at 3:13 pm

      Super yummy.. Thanks for sharing

      Reply
      • Muktha

        December 31, 2021 at 3:35 pm

        Thank for appreciating

        Reply

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