South India

Egg pulao

Name: Egg pulao
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Indian home
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups soaked 20 minutes basmati rice; 6 hard boiled and peeled egg; 1 large sliced onion; 1 chopped tomato; 2 tsp ginger garlic paste; 1 bay leaf 4 cloves, 2 cardamom, cinnamon whole spices; 1 slit green chilli; a handful mint leaves; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 3/4 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 tsp ghee; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 2 1/4 cups water

Boiled eggs, spiced rice, one whistle. The lunchbox that makes the office jealous.

30 minTime

15 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Egg pulao, home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice1¼ cups, soaked 20 minutes

Egg6, hard boiled and peeled

Onion1 large, sliced

Tomato1, chopped

Ginger garlic paste2 tsp

Whole spices1 bay leaf, 4 cloves, 2 cardamom, cinnamon

Green chilli1, slit

Mint leavesa handful

Garam masala½ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)¾ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Ghee2 tsp

Salt1½ tsp

Water2¼ cups

Method

4 steps

1Prick the boiled eggs, toss with a pinch of chilli, turmeric and salt and fry in 1 tsp oil till blistered. Set aside.
2Heat oil and ghee in the cooker, fry whole spices, then onion till golden. Add ginger garlic paste, chilli, tomato and spices.
3Add rice, mint, salt and water. Pressure cook for 1 whistle on medium. Let the pressure release naturally.
4Fold in the eggs and rest 5 minutes.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

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