Thenu’s Kitchen


Egg Briyani – Kadai Style
May 16, 2008, 1:35 am
Filed under: Rice varieties

  • Wash and Soak 1 cup of Basmati rice in 1 cup of water for a min 30 mins
  • In a hot Non sitck pan, pour 2sp olive oil (any oil) and temper with 4 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, bay leaves, 2 cardomom
  • Add long slices of 1/2 medium size red onion and saute until light brown
  • Add a pinch of salt and 1Tbsp ginger garlic paste, 1 green chilly slit in the middle and saute
  • Add all vegetables ( carrots, peas, beans etc) and saute until tender
  • Add 5 mint stems (just the leaves) and 1/4 cup cilantro and stir until the leaves wilt
  • Add any briyani masala powder (1 Tbsp) and fry for less than a min
  • Add 1 sp of curd and mix
  • Add 10 salted & fried cashews
  • Add 1.25 cup of water and check for salt and add more salt if needed
  • Now add the soaked rice without draining
  • Mix well and cover and cook in medium flame
  • After about 10 mins, you can see craters in the pan. Now reduce the flame to the min possible and slow cook for another 10 mins
  • Garnish and serve with boiled eggs
  • Alternatively, you can dip the boiled eggs in besan, chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, egg white mixture and fry for a min in butter and mix in the briyani

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