Egg Biryani - Kannur Style



Egg Biryani - Kannur Style


Ingredients
  • 2 cups biryani rice or basmati rice
  • 3.5 cups of warm water
  • 2-4  boiled eggs
  • 2 cups onions, chopped thinly
  • 2 to 3 green chillies
  • 1 tsp egg masala
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • Fresh spices( cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise)
  • 2 tbs raisins
  • 2 tbs cashew nuts
  • 1 tbs ghee(clarified butter)
  • 1 to 2 tbs oil
  • salt, as needed
  • coriander leaves , to garnish
Directions
     In a thick bottomed pan add 1 tbs ghee and 1 tbs oil and heat it. Fry the onions till
golden brown. Fry cashew and raisins also and keep aside. To the same pan add few
fresh spices and rice, fry for 2 minutes. To this add water. Cook the rice at high heat 
till the water starts to boil, then cook at low heat till done.

     Heat 2 tsp oil in another pan and splutter cumin seeds. To this add egg masala,
cumin powder, green chillies and ginger garlic paste.  Fry till raw smell goes.
Now add onions, saute for few minutes. Then add chopped tomatoes, cook covered
till oil separates. Open the lid and add the boiled eggs and mix well to coat well
with the masala. In a baking pan add the rice as a layer at the bottom and then add
the masala coated eggs. Decorate with fried onions, raisins, cashew nuts and coriander
leaves. Sprinkle fresh ground garam masala over the biryani and cover with 
aluminum foil and bake at 300 degrees f  for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with raita,
pickle and pappadam.

Comments

  1. I too recently posted a egg briyani recipe Vrinda...yours looks yummy :)

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  2. I love eggs and I love biryani! This looks fabulous, Vrinda.

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  3. very tempting biryani..looks so colorful :-)

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  4. tempting and mouth watering egg biryani with a nice click.

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  5. I just love the color and taste of the raisins..just like the North Indian Style...yummy yum yum...

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  6. Weekend special ano?adipoli pic..looks so yummy dear.

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  7. Ente vrindhee........eniku vishakunne..:)thante e briyani kandal sherikum kothiyavunu...excclnt girl!!!!

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  8. Beautiful Presentation. Very colorful and healthy as well.Yummy and a smart way to make kids eat their protein and all the nuts.

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  9. Drool worthy Biryani Vrinda!
    Absolutely inviting, bookmarking for Sunday special lunch:)

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  10. Wonderful.. biriyani.. pictures are great too...

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  11. I can almost smell the aroma,a great looking biryani :D

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  12. Egg biryani looks so appetizing! Lovely photo.

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  13. I think this is the easiest Biryani to make I suppose.

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  14. super biriyani Vrinda.

    Njyan ithu adiyamayitanu kanunathu. Might be a kannur special.

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  15. Egg briyani looks fantastic and beautiful Vrinda!

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  16. Adipoli biryani....lovely click.

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  17. oh my, I love that this has eggs in it - must be absolutely delicious!!!

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  18. Egg biryani looks very tempting Vrinda... me too made them yesterday but with slight variation. Nice click :)

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  19. Wow! Egg biryani! Looks delicious and awesome! Nice!

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  20. egg briyani looks delicious and fantastic!!

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  21. It looks delicious..Although I don;t eat egg in other than cakes and desserts..this looks quite tempting!

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  22. This egg biryani looks awesome! Would love to try it!

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  23. so colorful and tempting pic. What spices are in egg masala powder? Or is it ready made egg masala powder ? which brand ?

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  24. Looks delicious...I guess u r from Kannur..I m also from kannur :)

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  25. this looks awesome u can and bake girl!

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  26. ayyo..kothiyavunne...adipoli vrindakutty...
    Looks super yummy dea..!!!

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  27. looks yummy.... orru pappadam and kurachu white thenga chammanthi will complete this dish for me :)

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  28. U have a very nice blogg,,,,too great...
    Superb..Luv to be here.....

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  29. I surely want nothing else but egg biryani for my dinner.. i m hungry...blame it on Vrinda.. she shares delicious recipe pics...;-)

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  30. Egg briyani looks tempting,Bookmarked

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  31. Absolutely delectable... have tried any biriyani with egg in it... will do so soon :-)

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