Egg Briyani - Quick fix meal

Egg Biryani - Quick fix

It was last weekend when we decided to make egg biryani but didn't want to do it in the traditional way of layering as didnt have the time and was short of whole spices (garam masalas). Still wanted a quick fix biryani with the same flavor. Will post the traditional layered biryani post soon when I make one again. This time its for a Quick fix biryani an experiment 

Yields for 2 people - Time - 30min

What goes in?

Onion - 1 large or 2 medium

Tomatoes - 2 medium

Garlic - 1tbs

Ginger - 1tbs

Green Chilli - 4-5

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Corriander - A small bunch

Mint - 5-6 leaves

Curd - 1 cup well beaten - 1/2 cup if greek yogurt

Eggs - 4 nos

Red chilli pwder - 1 tsp

Corriander powder - 1tsp

Biryani masala - 1/2 pack  (Here all garam masala essential spices for biryani are taken care, I prefer shaan the aroma is absolute bliss the moment you open the pack )

Rice - 1cup

oil - 4 tbs

Salt

Method

Let the eggs boil and de-shell them & boil the rice. Mix biryani masala into curd and mix well if you have time you can marinate the eggs in them for an hour. In a pan add oil, once heated add cumin and let it sizzle, then add chopped onions let them brown. Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, stir for a min on high flame and add tomatoes along with coriander and mint leaves chopped. Saute till oil separates from tomatoes, then add the curd mix with the eggs. Cover the pan and cook on slow for 5min. Then add rice and mix well and your Quick fix biryani is ready!

If you have whole garam masalas at home then you can add then while boiling rice (1inch cinnamon stick, green cardamon pods 2 nos, clove 4 nos). The same can be added at the stage when jeera & onions are added. Will cover this in my next traditional biryani blog

Mint Chutney

A small  bunch of mint leaves

2 cups curd

5 green chilies

1no Cucumber - optional

Salt

Grind all the above together and refrigerate for an hour if you have time. This goes well with the biryani!

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