Hyderabadi Egg Dum Briyani / Egg Briyani

Hyderabadi egg dum briyani is a delicious indian recipe serve as the main dish for lunch or dinner. While briyani is now savoured in all parts of india, But this version is from the cuisine of hyderabad ka dum style briyani... It is a authentic briyani recipe cooked in hyderabad using boiled eggs, spices, masalas, Basmati rice that is cooke don dum and garnish with fried onions, coriander leaves and saffron milk... 

Simply I tried and tested this wonderful briyani the result was amazing and hit in my home... My hubby suprised to have it.. I never had such type of briyani in my life.. The aromatic smell of briyani makes you happy and fulfill lunch... 

So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know it's turns out from you...Now let us start cooking this delicious and colourful briyani....

Preparation Time : 20 mins

Cooking Time : 30 to 35 mins

Serve - 5

Recipe Cuisine - Hyderabad

Recipe Category - Main

INGREDIENTS :

Basmati rice - 1 cup (cooked)

Eggs - 3 (boiled)

Cinnamon / pattai - 2 small pieces

Bay leaf - 2

Green cardamom - 1

Cloves - 2

Onion - 2 (sliced)

Tomato - 1 (sliced)

Green chillies - 4 (sliced)

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Saffron threads - 1 pinch (mix with 2 tbspn of warm milk)

Curd / Yogurt - 1/2 cup

Coconut oil - 3 tspn

Ghee - 3 tspn

Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

Mint leaves - few (chopped)

FOR MASALA :

Coconut - 4 tbspn (grated)

Shallots / Small onion - 5 to 7 nos

Ginger - 3 pieces

Garlic - 3 pieces

METHOD :

• First take masala ingredients into fine paste and set it aside.
• And then boil the eggs, and keepaside..
• Now cooked the rice and it as per this instrutions.
• (click how to cook basmati rice to view) 
• In a bowl add warm milk and saffron threads and mix well, keepaside
• In a pan add ghee, oil, whole spiecs and allow to sizzle..
• Add in onion, chilli, half of the coriander and mint leaves and toss well them for 2 mins.
• After it became transparent.Take away some fried onions in a plate and set aside.
• Now add masala paste, sliced tomatoes and cook till it softens a little.
• Add in salt, turmaric powder, all the spice powder and mix well.
• Now add in curd and give it a quick mix, so they form a semi gravy consistency..
• Add in the eggs and toss well in the masala..
• Layer the boiled rice over this, sprinkled some fried onions, and again layered with some boiled rice, and coriander leaves and mint leaves.
• Atlast sprinkled saffrom milk over the top of the rice. 
• Cover with a lid and put it on the stone tawa which is keep on low heat.
• And place the flame in low and keep it on the dum..
• Let's it DUM for 20 mins and off it but don't open it for 15 mins.
• After 15 mins open it and fluff the rice gently.
• So that mum..Yummy......... Egg dum briyani is ready.
• Serve it with onion raita.

PICTORIAL :

Take all your ingredinets 

Cook the rice and keep aside

Add a pinch of saffron in warm milk

 Take grinding ingredients in a blender

Make it a smooth paste

Heat a pan with oil and ghee

 Add in whole spices

 Add in onion and green chillies

 Toss till transparent

 Add in 1/2 of the corinder and mint leaves

  Toss well for 2 mins

 Now remove half the onion mixture to a plate

 Now fry the onion till light brown

 Like this (correct consistency)

 Add in masala paste

 Toss well along with the onions

 Add in tomatoes

 Add in whole spices powder and salt

 Mix well and cook till they mushy

 Add in curd

 Give it a quick mix 

 When it became semi gravy consistency add in eggs

 Toss well the masala

 Spread the cooked rice ad fried onions over the egg mixture

 Add in saffron milk

  Cover the lid and place it on the tawa with low flame
Dum it for 20 mins

 Now open the lid

 Fluff it lightly

Now it's done

 Transfer them to a serving plate

 Serve hot

Enjoy..