Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 15 minutes
Serving : 4 to 6 members
Description
Egg pulao . A recipe i got from one of my Telugu speaking friend. Followed the recipe as she mentioned. Turned out well but was extremely spicy. I did forget that this is an Andhra Pradesh Dish. Next time i was careful with the spice and worked out perfect. Egg is one ingredient that i never have at Home stored as my hubby is very fussy about eggs. My boy Afzar loves eggs. Any restaurant we go to his regular instant order would be egg fried rice. Egg is one magical ingredient that works wonders with sweet and savory dishes . I remember as a kid i used to hate to eat the yolk of eggs. Mom used to force and feed me and results i would throw up. Wonder why now a days there is nothing as such that i don’t like. Gosh how can i forget this connection that i have with an egg. Well i was nick named egg in school. The reason i don’t know till date.
Ingredients for egg pulao
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Basmati rice | 2 cups , ( soaked in water for 10 minutes ) |
| Eggs | 2 + 4 boiled |
| Cloves | 4 |
| Cinnamon | 1 inch piece |
| Salt | to taste |
| Onion | 1 big sliced |
| Bay leaf | 1 |
| Pepper corns | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Ginger garlic paste | 1 teaspoon each |
| Oil | 2 tablespoons |
| Green chillies | 4 slit ( the original recipe demanded 10 green chillies , was extremely hot ) |
| Pulao masala | 1 teaspoon |
| Coriander leaves | chopped few |
| Lime | 1/2 |
Method for egg pulao
- Heat oil and add whole spices , after a few seconds add onion , green chillies , ginger garlic paste .
- Fry to brown and crisp . Break in 2 eggs and scramble .
- Add drained soaked rice and fry or a minute . Add salt to taste , boiled eggs and pour water ( 4 cups ) .
- Cover and cook till the rice is half done . Stir in pulao masala and a squeeze of lime juice . Mix gently .
- Cover and cook till water evaporates and rice is cooked through . Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with onion raita .
Ingredients for Masala powder
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Cumin seeds | 5 grams |
| Pepper corns | 5 grams |
| Cinnamon | 5 grams |
| Cardamom | 5 grams |
| Cloves | 5 grams |
| Bay leaf | 5 grams |
Method for Masala powder
- Dry roast all the ingredients separately and powder together to a smooth powder .
- Preserve in an air tight container and use whenever required .
