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Egg Biryani Recipe-Muttai Biryani Indian Style-Anda Biryani

March 3, 2015 by PadhuSankar 42 Comments

This egg biryani is a great treat for egg lovers. It is very easy to make and does not take much time once you are familiar with the recipe. Apart from hard boiled eggs, I have also added scrambled eggs to this biryani, which makes it even more delicious. Though I am not very fond of egg dishes (except omelets and egg scramble) my kids love eggs and I love to make it for them. Today we will learn how to make egg biryani following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Egg Biryani-Muttai Biryani

Egg Biryani-Muttai Biryani


 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Lunch-Rice-Eggs
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar
Adapted from Vahrehvah

   Ingredients needed

   Basmati Rice – 1 cup
   Onion – 2 medium or 1 Large
   Cashew nuts -10
   Green chillies – 2
   Ginger-garlic paste – 1 1/2 tsp
   Coriander leaves – fistful
   Mint leaves – fistful
   Thick curd/plain yogurt – 3 tbsp
   Fried Onions – 2 tbsp
   Salt needed

   Spice Powder

   Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
   Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
   Biryani Masala Powder – 1 tbsp
   Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp

   For the Eggs

   Eggs -3
   Red chilli powder -1/2 tsp
   Gram flour/besan -1 tsp (optional)
   Salt needed

   For the seasoning

   Oil – 2 tbsp
   Ghee – 2 tsp
   Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
   Cardamom – 1
   Cloves – 2
   Shah jeera – 1 tsp
   Sea Weed/Kadal pasi – little (optional)

   For Garnishing

   Fried Onions – 1 tbsp
   Coriander Leaves – 1 tbsp finely chopped
   Mint leaves – 1 tbsp finely chopped
   Ghee/clarified butter -1 tsp

   Saffron – 3-4 strands
   Milk – 1 tbsp

Preparation


Wash and soak Basmati rice in water for 30-40 minutes.

After 30 minutes, drain the water completely and saute basmati rice in a tsp of ghee for a few seconds. This step is optional but adds flavor to the biryani.

Cut onion lengthwise and keep it ready. Wash and finely chop mint and coriander leaves.

For Fried Onions – Cut onion lengthwise, dry it a little and deep fry in oil on medium flame until brown.

Soak saffron in a tbsp of warm milk.

Keep all the ingredients ready.

ingredients needed for egg biryani

Method


Heat oil + ghee and add the ingredients mentioned under seasoning.

After cumin seeds sizzles, add thinly sliced onion and saute until it turns golden brown. Add salt to speed up the process.

sauteing onions

Add cashew nuts, slit green chillies and saute for a few more minutes.

Add ginger-garlic paste and saute until the raw flavor of the ginger goes.

how to make egg biryani

Add mint and coriander leaves.

Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, biryani masala, garam masala powder and salt needed. Saute well on medium flame until the raw flavor of the spice powder goes.

how to prepare egg biryani

Add yogurt/curd and cook for a further 3-4 minutes.

Add fried onions and mix well.

muttai biryani

Add 1 1/2 – 1 3/4 cup of water. When water starts boiling, add basmati rice. Mix well and cook covered. Check for salt by tasting the water. If it is slightly salty, it will be perfect once rice is cooked.

egg biryani recipe

When rice is three fourth done, you will see holes appearing on the surface. Add a tbsp fried onions, coriander leaves, mint leaves kept for garnishing, saffron soaked in milk and a tsp of ghee.

Reduce the heat to low and cook covered for another 5 minutes or until all the water is absorbed and the rice is soft.

anda biryani

How to prepare eggs for egg biryani

Hard boil 2 eggs, peel the shell and keep it ready.

In a bowl, break an egg, add chilli powder, salt need and gram flour (besan/kadalai mavu). Mix well.

Make 3-4 lengthwise slits on the boiled eggs. Coat the egg in the above mixture.

preparing eggs for egg biryani

Heat a tsp of oil and add the mixture along with the coated boiled eggs. Add finely chopped coriander leaves and cook until the mixture scrambles.

Add the hard boiled eggs and the egg scramble to the rice and mix well gently.

Serve hot with onion raitha. I served with onion raitha and Brinjal Masala Muslim style. The combination was awesome.

Egg Biryani
Egg Biryani-Onion Pachadi-Brinjal Masala for biryani (Muslim style)
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Comments

  1. ashvini

    March 3, 2015 at 9:14 am

    Wow. .just reading the recipe made my mouth water!

    Reply
  2. Paramis Kalimuthu

    March 4, 2015 at 12:51 am

    The pictures look awesome Padhu. how do I cook this biryani in rice cooker?
    thanks

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 4, 2015 at 8:43 am

      1.You can do the same steps as mentioned above directly in the rice cooker .
      or 2. you can do it in a kadai, then after adding water, transfer the contents to the rice cooker and switch it on. Check in between. As the rice is soaked for 40 minutes, it gets cooked within a few minutes.

      Reply
  3. Bhuvana Venkatesan

    March 4, 2015 at 10:12 am

    Tried this recipe today and it came out fabulous. Thxs for sharing

    Reply
  4. Gaya Devaraj

    March 4, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    Super padhu my son loves briyani I will try this today

    Reply
  5. SPriya Shan

    March 4, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    Looks yummy..

    Reply
  6. Arulpriya Mathiselvaraj

    March 5, 2015 at 9:12 am

    Wowww…. This Sunday special will be Egg Biriyani at my home.. Thanks for sharing Padhu 🙂

    Reply
  7. Sankaresh Esakki

    March 5, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    hi padhu, how the dish tastes without milk and saffron ?

    Reply
  8. kalp

    March 10, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    Hi padhu, which brand biryani masala powder did u use

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 11, 2015 at 7:32 am

      I used Sakthi Biryani Masala powder

      Reply
  9. Gayathri Sudharson

    March 15, 2015 at 5:48 am

    Hi Padhu, tried this yesterday and it turned awesome. Can you please share brinjal side dish too. It looks tempting

    Reply
  10. Swetha

    March 15, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    Thank you for this awesome recipe. Could you please share the brinjal side dish as well? Would love to try it together. Thanks !!

    Reply
  11. Sujitha R

    July 15, 2015 at 8:44 am

    Tried it today for lunch and it is awesome.. thankyou

    Reply
  12. Prachi

    August 6, 2015 at 7:14 pm

    Tried this for lunch today… Awesome recipe. Loved making it and people loved eating it! Total hit-like a restaurant style Biriyani.
    Thanks a ton 🙂

    Reply
  13. Hemalatha Sivaraman

    September 12, 2015 at 7:05 pm

    Hi Padhu
    Can you please share the briyani masala powder recipe

    Reply
  14. Manish Chourasia

    September 22, 2015 at 7:35 am

    Love you Padhus … great recipe 🙂

    Reply
  15. Susan

    November 15, 2015 at 9:23 am

    Tried it today. Came out well. Very easy to prepare as well.

    Reply
  16. Shanthi

    November 17, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    Tried this out today and it came out very well. This is my recipe from this site.. Will try out more recipes for sure…

    Reply
  17. radhika sen

    December 21, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    which kadai to use for biryani ? us it no stick or aluminium kadai or pot will do? plz suggest a good kadai to buy fir buryani plz …

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 28, 2015 at 7:03 am

      I mostly use the pressure cooker or hindalium kadai. You can use any heavy bottomed vessel with lid to make biryani.

      Reply
  18. mimi rippee

    March 22, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    Oh this looks so good! What is biryani powder?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 23, 2016 at 4:32 am

      Biryani masala powder is a blend of whole spices.The spices are roasted and powdered.You will get it ready made in the market. You can also prepare it at home but I have not yet posted the recipe.For this recipe, I used only ready made biryani masala powder.

      Reply
  19. Minimol Antony

    May 10, 2016 at 8:24 am

    Perfect! It tasted delicious and everyone loved it! So easy too and can make it in no time. A very satisfying lunch. I skipped the saffron as I did not have any at hand and did not add fried onions either as I burnt them;) Also I used whole spices instead of biriyani powder. Next time I might make some biriyani powder by dry roasting them and grinding them. Still the end result was yummy:) The coriander and mint leaves add lots of flavor. The recipe is a keeper. Thank you.

    Reply
  20. Gouri Nair

    July 3, 2016 at 12:21 pm

    Fantastic recipie! Made this for lunch today and the biriyani was spot on! Thank you for sharing this 🙂 This is the first recipie of yours that I tried, will definitely do more!

    Reply
  21. Anonymous

    July 12, 2016 at 10:56 am

    Simply fabulous! Loved it. Thanks Padhu.

    Reply
  22. coloursofchaos

    October 31, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    If i want to increase the rice quantity by two cups, do i double the rest of the ingredients?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 1, 2016 at 7:12 am

      Yes.

      Reply
  23. Deepa Suresh

    November 27, 2016 at 3:46 am

    Hi. Following ur blog for many recipes. U r too good. Thank u. For egg biriyani tomato s optional r should not add. Can we do n a big nonstick kadai.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 27, 2016 at 5:34 am

      I have not added but, if you want you can add 1 tomato. You can cook covered in any kadai or pan.

      Reply
  24. Deepa Raghunatha

    March 15, 2017 at 9:33 am

    Awesome biryani mam. Thanks for the receipy hope to see many more. Really gud

    Reply
  25. Afra Shanaz

    March 28, 2017 at 9:53 pm

    Hey. I really like this recipe and I wanna try it for my mom's birthday but, I have a big family with six people and I don't know how to double or triple the recipe. Can you help me?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 29, 2017 at 7:12 am

      Just multiply the ingredients by 3 to serve 6 people. But it serves more than 6. Adjust seasonings to your taste.

      Reply
  26. poornima g

    June 5, 2017 at 2:25 pm

    Hi,I prepared egg biryani yesterday and cooked in cooker it was awesome delicious.I regularly follow your blog.Thank you so much for this recipe

    Reply
  27. Unknown

    July 31, 2017 at 5:52 am

    This recipe is wonderful! I've tried it many a times and it's always turned out great. Very tasty. I usually add vegetables to the biryani. Thank you!

    Reply
  28. vaishnavi

    August 27, 2017 at 10:01 am

    Hi padhu,I tried this recipe today and it was awesome.no words to describe. Out of the world. My husband too appreciated today. Thank u.

    Reply
  29. Unknown

    September 10, 2017 at 5:59 pm

    Hey padhu, These lovely pics inspired me to try this out at home. It came out well and my in laws liked it too. I m on cloud 9. Thank u for the recipe!! May u and your interest in cookery live long! ☺️☺️

    Reply
  30. Malini Guru

    September 22, 2017 at 5:18 pm

    Nice recipe.. Tried it and came out tasty.. It was simple too

    Reply
  31. Shakeel Shafrin

    October 29, 2017 at 6:12 am

    Padhu,, what's the amount of rice in kg

    Reply
  32. Mithuna Valsan

    November 17, 2017 at 12:30 am

    Thanks for sharing the recipe. This egg biryani is my husband's new favorite.

    Reply
  33. lakshmi kantharaj

    November 23, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    Hi Padhi.. Thanks for sharing this recipe.. It really came out well & was tasting different & good too.. Can you please share the recipe of spicy chicken biriyani (Andhra Style).

    Reply
  34. Ishwaryarams

    March 20, 2021 at 3:27 am

    Thanks for the recipe padhu.Tried this many times and every time it comes out very well. One request padhu,could you please also share the recipe for biryani masala powder ?

    Reply
  35. Aish

    February 27, 2022 at 5:31 am

    Any alternate instead of yogurt?

    Reply

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