Name: Instant Pot Egg Biryani (Stovetop Instructions in notes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice; 6 large eggs; 2 tablespoons ghee; 2 yellow onions (medium, thinly sliced); 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ teaspoon black peppercorns; 2 bay leaves; 2 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 2.5 teaspoons kosher salt; 1.5 teaspoons garam masala; ½ cup plain yogurt; 1.5 teaspoons ginger (grated); 1.5 teaspoons garlic (minced); 2 cups water; ½ cup cilantro leaves (chopped); ¼ cup mint leaves (chopped (optional)); 1 tomato (diced); 1 pinch saffron mixed in 1 tablespoon warm milk (optional); 4 Lemon wedges (optional); 1 medium red onion (finely diced); 1 tomato (finely diced); ¾ cup plain yogurt; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon sugar (optional); 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped finely)

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Instant Pot Egg Biryani (Stovetop Instructions in notes)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 45m total

Servings

Calories

33% of a 2,000 cal day

653KCAL

Protein

24g47% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat16g

21%

Saturated7g

37%

Unsaturated9g

—

Total Carbs101g

37%

Fiber6g

22%

Total Sugars12g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch84g

—

Sodium1948mg

85%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Fragrant basmati rice cooked with hard-boiled eggs, aromatic spices, yogurt, and caramelized onions. A complete Indian one-pot meal with layered flavors.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

2 cupsbasmati rice
6large eggs
2 tbspghee
2yellow onions — medium, thinly sliced
1 tspcumin seeds
½ tspblack peppercorns
2bay leaves
2 tspKashmiri red chili powder
½ tspground turmeric
2½ tspkosher salt
1½ tspgaram masala
½ cupplain yogurt
1½ tspginger — grated
1½ tspgarlic — minced
2 cupswater
½ cupcilantro leaves
¼ cupmint leaves — chopped, optional
1tomato — diced
1 pinchsaffron mixed in 1 tablespoon warm milk — optional
4Lemon wedges — optional
1medium red onion — finely diced
1tomato — finely diced
¾ cupplain yogurt
½ tspkosher salt
1 tspsugar — optional
1 tbspcilantro — finely chopped

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Method

45m total

Read the method on Ministry of CurryArchana Mundhe’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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