Egg Potato Biryani-Ramadan Special-Healthy Food Recipes

Egg potato biryani is a special day food.

Nutrition fact of this healthy food recipes Calories 408.2, Fat 15.6 g, Cholesterol 424 mg, Sodium 2.45 g, Potassium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 47.5 g,

Timings: - It takes to prepare this healthy food almost 50-60minutes

INGREDIENTS (brought to you by healthy food recipes)

For the gravy of healthy food:

·         3 tbsp. Ghee

·         5 large Red onions, sliced thin (cut one-half extra fine to fry for garnish)

·         1 large Tomato, chopped

·         3/4 cup Curd

·         ½ tbsp. Lemon juice

·         1 large Potato, cut into small cubes

·         ¼ tsp. Turmeric powder

·         ½ tsp. Chili powder

·         ½ tsp. Fennel powder

·         ½ tsp. Pepper powder

·         1 ½ tsp. Biryani masala

·         Coriander leaves – a bunch chopped

·         Eggs – 6 hard boiled

·         Mint leaves – a bunch chopped

·         Salt as required

Grind properly to a coarse paste:

·         Ginger – 1.75″ piece

·         Green chili – 10 medium ones

·         Garlic – 1 bulb/10 big cloves

For the rice of healthy food:

·         Ghee – 2¼ tbsp

·         Cloves – 10

·         Cardamom – 7

·         Star anise – 1

·         Bay leaf 1

·         Rice – 3 cups (Basmati or any biryani rice)

·         Cinnamon – 2″ piece

·         Water – 5.5 cups boiled (up to 4 cups depending on the rice)

·         Salt as required

For the garnish of healthy food:

·         Saffron – a few pinch (mix in 2½ tbsp of warm milk)

·         Lemon juice – ½ lemon

·         Biryani masala – ¼ tsp

·         Coriander & mint leaves chopped – little bit for garnish

·         Fried nuts

·         Fried onions

·         Fried raisins

PREPARATION for this Healthy Food Recipe

For the rice of healthy food:

• Wash and soak the rice for about ten minutes, drain and keep aside. Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a wide saucepan and fry the whole spices for a minute.

·         Pour the rice and stir fry till it turns translucent then pour the 3.5 cups of hot water and salt.

·         Cover and cook for ten minutes (give a nice stir after 5-6 minutes). Open the lid and fork the rice therefor it doesn’t get sticky.

For the garnish of healthy food

·     Heat the ghee in a heavy bottom pan and fry the extra thin slices of onion with a  sprinkle of salt, until golden brown and crisp. It should take about ten minutes.

·         Remove the onions and fry the cashew nuts on Low-medium heat till it turns golden on  all sides and drain.

·         Add the raisins and fry till it plumps up, remove and drain.

For the gravy of healthy food:

·         In the remaining ghee, fry the rest of the sliced onion till it starts to brown. Get together ginger, garlic, green chilly mixture and sauté till raw smell disappears and mix all the masala powders and stir for 2-3 minute.

·       Mix the chopped tomatoes and cook till soft, stir in the curd, lemon juice and salt along with mint leaves and coriander and mix thoroughly.

·       Add the potato and cook on medium heat for another ten minutes until the potatoes get soft and the gravy thickens a bit.

·     Check the taste and adjust salt, pepper or lemon juice if required. Off the stove when there’s semi-thick gravy left.

·        Slit the hard boiled eggs and mix it into the gravy without breaking the eggs.

Layering the biryani:

·       Transfer half the egg masala into a deep bottom roasting tin and spread half of the rice over it, drizzle half the saffron milk, lemon juice, sprinkle half the biryani masala and mint leaves and chopped coriander.

·   Repeat the layers once more and sprinkle the remaining saffron milk, biryani masala, lemon juice and chopped leaves.

·     Cover the dish with two layers of tightly fitting foil and bake for 25-30 minutes on 200C (I use a fan forced oven, please adjust time according to your appliance).

·        Remove the dish from the oven and let it rest for 5-10 minutes before opening.

Garnish with fried nuts, raisins and onions before serving. Serve healthy food with some mint chutney, onion pickle, raita and pappadam.

Enjoy Healthy Food Recipes..!!