Homemade Egg Pulao Recipe
Lunch

Homemade Egg Pulao Recipe

Learn how to prepare Homemade Egg Pulao Recipe with this simple recipe. Perfect for Lunch and ideal for Indian lovers....

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50 Min Prep

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20 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Eggetarian

Ingredients

  • 12 Whole Eggs - hard-boiled
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns - freshly crushed
  • 4 Green Chillies
  • 12 cloves Garlic
  • 2 inch Ginger
  • 3 cups Basmati rice - soaked for 45 mins
  • 1 cup Onions - finely sliced
  • 1 cup Tomato - finely sliced
  • 3/4 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt) - whisked well
  • 3 Green Chillies - slit
  • 1/4 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina) - chopped
  • 1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - chopped
  • 1 Lemon juice
  • Water - as required
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 6 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 2 Bay leaves (tej patta)
  • 2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 1 Star anise
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 8 Whole Black Peppercorns
  • 3 tablespoon Ghee - or oil
  • Salt - to taste

Instructions

1
To begin making the Egg Pulao method, we will firstly sauté the eggs.
2
In a pot, burning up 1 tablespoon of ghee and stream in in the boiled eggs.stream in in red chilli ground mix and toss well.
3
stream in in freshly cracked pepper and sauté until eggs are slightly brown and a little crisp.
4
Keep them aside.The next step is to make the pulao.
5
Take another deep bottom pot or handi, burning up ghee or cooking oil.stream in in cumin seeds, green cardamom, cinnamon, black peppercorns, star anise and sauté them for few seconds till the cumin seeds crackle.Meanwhile, stream in in green chilli, garlic and ginger in a grinder and make a paste.Once the cumin seeds crackle, stream in in the ground coarse paste of green chili, garlic, ginger and saute for a minute.stream in in onions and sauté until it just starts picking up the golden color.
6
Do not over-sauté the onions.stream in in sliced tomatoes, slit green chilies and toast until the tomatoes are mushy.
7
stream in in turmeric and combine everything properly.After 2 mins, stream in in in the whisked yogurt and mix gently until the yogurt is well combined with the spices.stream in in seasoning, cut up mint, lemon extract and coriander leaves.
8
toast for half a minute.stream in in soaked and drained rice and gently combine it.
9
Give a slight slit to the fried eggs and stream in in it along with the liquid.
10
Bring it to a bubble and toast until 80% of the liquid dries up.seal and low-boil until done.
11
(Approximately for 15 to 20 mins)Gently fluff up the rice using a fork.
12
seal, let it rest for few mins and Egg Pulao is ready to be served. offer Egg Pulao along with Burani Raita, Beetroot Raita or any other Raita of your choice and a roasted papad for your everyday meal.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Indian
Course
Lunch
Diet
Eggetarian
Total Time
70 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

50 mins

Cooking Time

20 mins

Total Time

70 mins
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