Egg Biryani with tangy twist

This is very simple and easy recipe, I made this for my hubbys lunch box. It is quick one pot meal. I love to have this any time. It is spicy and tangy biryani. Hope you will love it too!!!

Ingredients:
Eggs-2
Onions-chopped-1cup
Tomatos-chopped-1cup
Green peas-1/4cup
Green chilles 2
Mint leaves-1/4cup
Bay lef 1
cinnamon 1 inch stick
Cardamom 2 pods
chopped ciliantro 2t.s
Cumin seeds 1tbsp
Mustard seeds 1tbsp
Chana dal 1/4ts
Urad dal-1/4ts
Turmeric Pinch
Salt To taste
Chilli powder 1/2t.s
Coriander powder-1/2ts
Cumin powder-1/2ts
Garam masala-1/4ts (optional)
Red chilli 1tbsp
vegetable oil 2tbsp
Tamarind-lemon size

Method
  1. Boil Eggs and remove shell, keep them aside.
  2. Heat a thick bottom non stick pan and add 2ts of vegetable oil.
  3. Add Cumin seeds + Mustard Seeds + Red chili + chana Dal + Urad dal and wait until they splutter.
  4. Add cinnamon+cardamom+bayleaf+ onions + green chilies and saute until they get half cooked. Mean while soak tamarind in water.
  5. Add tomatos and cook under medium flame until they get cooked completely.
  6. Squeeze out tamarind water from the soaked tamarind and add this water to the cooking mixture.
  7. Add all curry powders chili powder+salt+coriander powder+cumin powder+green peas+mint leaves and cook for 5min under medium flame.
  8. Add water and bring to boil.
  9. Add garam masala at the if you prefer it spicy.
  10. Add rice and cook like a normal rice.
  11. When the rice is about to cook take the boiled eggs and make slit with knife on the top and place them inside the rice and cook under low flame.
  12. Finally garnish with cilantro.
Hope you like this onepot meal!!!!
cheers
DD

Comments

  1. Tamarind in briyani,thats truly an interesting twist,thanks for sharing.

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  2. Nice biryani. Tangi twist is new.

    BTW, you can have pink coloured radish with salad. They are ess strong in flavour than the white radish.

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