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Egg Biryani Made in Pressure Cooker

March 21, 2011 By Aarthi 25 Comments

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Egg briyani
Hai Everyone…Hope everyone had a great weekend.I had a calming weekend,because I spend my whole day at home…I slept and relaxed and watched my favorite shows on TV and also tried out so many good dishes….I tried Italian Pasta and Garlic bread last night(I will update recipe soon),It is possibly one of the cutest combinations in food and it cameout pretty good.Ok then coming back to todays recipe….I made this one for Saturday Lunch… As you know eggs are the one of the most versatile ingrediant in the world.You can make it in any form…Fried,Curries,Omlete,Scrambled…..But this dish is one of the exclusive menu for parties.I served this with Chicken 65(Will put recipe soon) and Onion Tomato raita(Check link for recipe)…It was absolutely delicious.So please try it out and let me know what you think.

Ingrediants: 
Basmati Rice-2 cup
Onion-1 sliced thinly
Ginger Garlic paste-1 tblspn
Coriander leaves-1 handful
Mint Leaves-1 handful
Green chilli-3 sliced
Cashew-1 tblspn
Raisans(kismis)-1 tblspn
Curd-1 cup
Red chilli powder-1 tblspn
Turmeric powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder-1 tblspn
Garam masala powder-2 tsp
Cinnamon(pattai)-1 small piece
Cardamom(yelakai)-2
Cloves(krambu)-4
Saunf(sombu)-1 tsp
Cumin seeds(jeerakam)-1 tsp
Ghee-1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Butter-2 tblspn
For Marinating:
Egg-4 boiled
Gram flour(Kadalai mavu)-1/2 cup
Egg -1
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder-1 tsp
Method:
Marinate the Boiled eggs in Gram flour.Red chilli pdr,Salt and one beaten egg for 10min.Fry this in a pan with a little oil till golden and set it aside.
In a pressure cooker add ghee and crackle some cinnamon,,Cloves,Cardamom,Cumin seeds,Saunf for 1 min.
Add in sliced onions,Ginger garlic paste,Green chilli,Cashews,Kismis and fry till golden brown.
Add coriander and mint leaves and fry for 1 min.Add in all the spices and mix well.
Add in the curd and mix well.Now add in the Soaked rice and mix well.Season with salt.
Now add about 4 cups(For each cup of rice add 2 cups of water) of water and let it boil.
Cover it and let it cook for 2 whistle or for about 15 min.
Open it and put in the seared eggs and add small blobs of butter and cover it for 5min.
Garnish with some coriander leaves and serve hot with Raita.
Pictorial: 
Ur ingrediants
marinate the egg and fry in oil
Crackle whole spices in oil
add in onions
add some green chillies,cashews and raisans
add in mint and cilantro
add in spices
add some more spices
add some curd
in with rice
mix well
add water
Bring that to boil
Cook it..
Place the fried eggs on top and serve…
ENJOY
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Nags

    March 21, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    this looks absolutely delicious! i am surely going to try it soon aarthi. thanks for writing me and sharing your link 🙂

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  2. spuppala

    January 25, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    lovely pics and excellent detailed recipe..

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  3. Davis

    March 30, 2012 at 7:41 am

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  4. Anonymous

    November 11, 2013 at 8:14 am

    With blogs like this around I don't even need website anymore.
    I can just visit here and see all the latest happenings in the world.

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  5. Anonymous

    July 13, 2014 at 1:40 am

    Nice recipe. But 1 cup off basmati rice will cook nicely in 1and half water right arthi?

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  6. Aarthi

    July 14, 2014 at 11:07 am

    @AnonymousIf you soak the basmati, then it will cook in 1.5 cup of water. If u didn't soak then it needs 2 cups of water. You can follow any of these steps.

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  7. Anonymous

    July 25, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Superb recipe

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  8. Anonymous

    October 11, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    Nice one. Will give it a try.

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  9. Jaswinder

    October 25, 2014 at 7:27 am

    How long should we soak the river Pls?

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  10. Aarthi

    October 25, 2014 at 8:26 am

    @JaswinderYou need to soak rice for 30 mins

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  11. Jessie Deol

    December 19, 2014 at 12:23 am

    Can I make this in a rice cooker or pot ? I don't have a pressure cooker

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  12. Aarthi

    December 19, 2014 at 5:26 am

    @Jessie Deolyes u can

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  13. sabrina ali

    February 5, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    plz explain the quqntity of rice nd water insted of cup

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  14. Aarthi

    February 6, 2015 at 4:41 am

    @sabrina alirice is 500 grams..what is 1 liter

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  15. sabrina ali

    February 9, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    water 1 liter hav to use?

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  16. Aarthi

    February 9, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    @sabrina aliyes 1 liter.

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  17. Anonymous

    February 28, 2015 at 7:55 am

    can i use tomato?instead of curd

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  18. Aarthi

    February 28, 2015 at 4:22 pm

    @Anonymousyes u can use

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  19. Anonymous

    March 25, 2015 at 6:31 am

    Hi arthi, ur recipies r too gud n easy to follow. I usually cook biryani in pressure cooker following ur measurenent . But, the rice becomes mushy in the bottom. Plz advice.. I used it kee p in simmer for 15- 20 mts with double the quantiry of water.

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  20. Aarthi

    March 26, 2015 at 2:09 am

    @Anonymousadd about 4 cups(For each cup of rice add 2 cups of water) of water and let it boil.

    Cover it and let it simmer for 1 to 2 whistle or for about 15 min.

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  21. Anonymous

    March 30, 2015 at 9:26 am

    If i use a pot instead of a pressure cooker,then do i just mix the soaked rice with the onion mixture and pour water and set it to cook?

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  22. Aarthi

    April 6, 2015 at 9:52 am

    @Anonymousyes u have to cook likethat

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  23. Deepthi K Nair

    January 9, 2016 at 3:05 am

    I tried this recipe with tomatoes instead of curd and it was delicious… Thanks for sharing such a tasty recipe…

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  24. Manjula Vanapalli

    June 14, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    Hi Aarthi ji, plz tell me which gram flour u used??

    Reply
  25. Recipe Kitchen

    April 3, 2020 at 8:58 am

    I made it at home, it is a very tasty and royal dish.

    Reply

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