Beginners Egg Dum Biryani

Egg Dum Biryani is a simple and tasty biryani recipe with the ingredients available at home. Ingredients used in this recipe are boiled eggs, chopped onion, chopped tomatoes, green chili, red chili powder, coriander powder, biryani powder, turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, freshly chopped mint leaves, freshly chopped coriander leaves, oil, water, basmati rice. For garnishing I have used fried cashew nuts and raisins. To make it more rich even you can fry the dry fruits in ghee or butter. It gives more flavor and richness to the dish. At the end milk mixed with saffron on the top of the biryani, it given nice color and flavor to the dish.

Egg Dum Biryani garnish it with fried cashew nuts and raisins.
Egg Dum Biryani garnish it with fried cashew nuts and raisins.

For preparing Egg dum biryani first we should boil the egg and keep it aside, then the basmati rice should be cleaned and cooked till 70 percent and 30 percent should be cooked in dum along with eggs and gravy. So, it is really easy to prepare. First time even I felt difficult to prepare dum biryani after preparing for 2 to 3 times, now it became easy for me. So, practice or experience makes perfect.

Egg dum biryani, layering the rice, boiled eggs and gravy for dum.
Egg dum biryani, layering the rice, boiled eggs and gravy for dum.

When compare to other chicken biryani, mutton biryani, fish biryani or even prawns biryani egg biryani is light and less calorie, it is very simple and easy to prepare. It goes well with any raita of your choice, I usually prepare onion raita. Even it goes well with salna, gravies too.

Egg Gravy for making dum biryani.
Egg Gravy for making dum biryani.

You can find other non veg recipes too and here is the link given, do try the recipes and enjoy.

How to make egg biryani or how to make egg dum biryani or Beginners egg dum biryani, how to make beginners dum biryani or egg biryani with step by step instructions and pictures are given below.

Beginners Egg Dum Biryani

Egg Dum Biryani is a simple and tasty biryani recipe, it goes well with onion raita, gravies.

  • 5 Boiled Eggs
  • 3 cups Basmati Rice
  • 2 Big Onion Chopped
  • 3 Chopped Tomatoes
  • ½ cup Mint Leaves chopped
  • ½ cup Coriander leaves chopped
  • 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
  • 3 tbsp Oil
  • 6 Green Chili
  • ½ tsp Red chili powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp 1Kashmiri Chili Powder
  • ½ tsp Biryani powder or Garam Masala powder
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 8 Fried Cashew nuts and Raisins (Garnishing)
  • 2 to 3 Cloves, Cardomum, Cinnamon Sticks and Bay leaf
  • ¼ tsp Fennel seeds
  • Salt (As per taste)
  • Water (As required)
  • Ghee (Optional)
  • 2 tbsp Saffron Milk (Optional)
  • 1 tbsp Kasuri methi (Optional)
  1. Take a pan and add in cleaned basmati rice, cloves, cardamom, cinnamom sticks, fennel seeds, bay leaves, little oil, salt as per taste and water as required. Cook till 70 percent and drain off the water and keep it aside.

  2. Take a pan and add in oil and all the spice powders, salt and boiled eggs and fry for 2 minutes in low flame without buring the spices and eggs. So, keep stirring to avoid burning.

  3. Take a pan add in oil, Spices (optional) has we added in rice also.

  4. Add in chopped oinions, fry till golden brown.

  5. Add in ginger garlic paste, cook till raw smell goes.

  6. Add in chopped tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes in low flame.

  7. Add in half of chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves.

  8. Add in fried eggs and if required add extra spices according to your spice level and salt as per taste.

  9. Now the gravy is ready.

  10. Take a large bottom pan and in oil, some gravy one layer and add in some cooked rice one layer, again add some gravy along with eggs, and add some mint and corinader leaves. Likewise follow the same step and make another layer.

  11. After making layers of rice, gravy. Now garnish it with some fried cashew nuts, raisins and saffron milk. Close the lid.

  12. Now place the tawa on the stove. On top of the tawa place the biryani pan and cook for 10 minutes in low flame.

  13. Now the yummy Egg dum biryani is ready to serve with onion raita.

  1. Same process can be used for making chicken biryani , mutton biryani and even for vegetable dum biryani.

Methods:

Cook Basmati Rice along with spcies and oil.
Cook Basmati Rice along with spcies and oil.
Cook till 70 perrcent and drain off the water
Cook till 70 perrcent and drain off the water
Fry the boiled eggs along with spice powders, oil and salt. And keep it aside.
Fry the boiled eggs along with spice powders, oil and salt. And keep it aside.
Take a pan and add in oil, cashew nuts and raisins, and keep it aside.
Take a pan and add in oil, cashew nuts and raisins, and keep it aside.
Take a large bottom pan and add in oil, spices, green chili.
Take a large bottom pan and add in oil, spices, green chili.
Add in chopped Onions and salt and cook till golden brown.
Add in chopped Onions and salt and cook till golden brown.
Add in 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste and cook till raw smell goes.
Add in 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste and cook till raw smell goes.
Add in chopped tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes in low flame.
Add in chopped tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes in low flame.
Add in fried eggs, mint leaves, coriander leaves.
Add in fried eggs, mint leaves, coriander leaves.
Check the spices and salt  if required add according to your taste. Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes in low flame.
Check the spices and salt if required add according to your taste. Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes in low flame.
When the gravy is cooked. Transfer to another bowl and keep it aside.
When the gravy is cooked. Transfer to another bowl and keep it aside.
Take a pan and make layers by adding some 70% cooked basmati rice, then spread some egg gravy, and sprinkle some coriander and mint leaves. Take a pan and make layers by adding some 70% cooked basmati rice, then spread some egg gravy, and sprinkle some coriander and mint leaves.
Take a pan and make layers by adding some 70% cooked basmati rice, then spread some egg gravy, and sprinkle some coriander and mint leaves. Likewise make one more layer according to the quantity.
Make one more layer and garnish it with fried cashew nuts, raisins, kasuri methi and saffron milk.
Make one more layer and garnish it with fried cashew nuts, raisins, kasuri methi and saffron milk.
Egg biryani is ready to serve with onion raita.
Egg biryani is ready to serve with onion raita.

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