Today's recipe is 'Egg Kheema Pulao'.
Well 3 words...that come together very rarely.
Egg.
Kheema.
So I am making Egg Kheema.
Now you can make this two ways,
You can either make it with raw eggs or with boiled eggs,
That's a completely personal choice.
I'm going to cook the eggs, Bhurji style.
The recipe for today is Eggs Kheema Pulao.
Hey guys, this is me the Bombay Chef Varun Inamdar,
And welcome to 'Get Curried'.
Let's get cracking.
Now, in case, you are making this recipe with boiled eggs,
So the prerequisite for this recipe is going to be boiled egg.
So make that, keep it aside.
Peel them, cut them into little cubes or pieces,
And keep it aside.
I'm using whole eggs,
So for me it's a completely different recipe.
Ah, Rice.
Because it's a Pulao, You could choose 2 different grains.
It could be short grain or long grain.
When I say short grain, it could be you regular...
Ghar ka Desi Chawal or rice grain.
If you're making for your guest,
Like we all love making Basmati, choice is completely yours.
I am in this case using short grains rice,
Because I personally feel, with this recipe it goes wonderfully well.
Let's begin with chopping some Onions.
Now like I said, it's a very very very simple recipe.
And, like I also said, these 3 words seldom come together.
Eggs Kheema, you generally never hear of something like this.
Or Egg Pulao or Kheema Pulao, whichever combination you take,
These are words that generally are never used together.
But in the cooking world, there's nothing stopping us...
...from experimenting and coming up with fantastic recipes.
Onions are cut.
And then, let's move on to cutting some Tomatoes.
Once the tomatoes are also cut and ready,
Let's move on to straight cooking all of this.
In a Wok, I'm going to use Oil.
This is regular vegetable oil.
Well along the streets of Mumbai, you find kinda of similar recipe,
Called 'Anda Pulao'.
That's a Tawa Pulao, which is made on a large Tawa.
Especially by the ones, who also sell Pav Bhaji.
So, sometimes a little bit of Pav Bhaji is also added in the same Recipe.
That also takes it to a wonderfully different level.
Alternatively, there's also the remaining Bhurji,
That's actually taken right in the centre,
Then tossed with some more Rice.
And the flavour, especially in that Pulao...
...is the Pav Bhaji Masala.
So for the same recipe, if you want to change the level...
...and make it absolutely Desi typically Bombaiya,
To all of this, just add in a little bit of Pav Bhaji Masala,
And that's where you straight land into Mumbai.
Once the oil heats up, I'm going to add in Cumin Seeds.
Immediately followed by chopped Onions.
Let's give this a quick few stirs and tosses.
Once the onions just kind of begin to turn golden brown in colour,
I'll be adding in chopped Green Chillies.
Now chopped Green Chillies and eggs,
I think they are a wonderful combination.
Let's stir all of this together.
And to this, I'm going to add in some powdered spices.
Beginning with Coriander Powder.
Just a touch of Turmeric Powder.
Do not overdo this because the rice will otherwise...
...unnecessarily get tinted, it will look deep yellow in colour.
And that's not what you are looking at.
Red Chilli Powder.
Again, depending on how spicy you personally like.
But in this recipe, if I personally am given a choice,
I would like to spike it up with the use of green chillies,
And Red Chillies only for colour.
A little bit of Pepper Powder.
And garam Masala powder.
Now if you think of one ingredient which is actually missing,
From Pav Bhaji Masala it's Amchur.
So in case, you want to add in Amchur and make it feel like,
Taste like Pav Bhaji Masala, add in Amchur.
But I like it like that.
Mix this all up together.
And add in chopped tomatoes.
But before that ensure that the raw flavour of the spices goes away.
Once that's done,
I'm adding in the tomatoes.
A quick few stirs,
And allow the tomato to just kind of mush up.
In case, you want to plan this recipe in advance,
You can cook it to this stage,
Cool it down, keep in the refrigerator,
And whenever you have your guest come in,
Pull this out, add in the eggs whether boiled or raw,
Cook them up, add in your leftover Rice.
And there you have an instant Egg Kheema Pulao.
Let me add in some Salt as required.
Remembering the fact that salt is already added while cooking the rice.
So this one should be enough for the masala and the eggs.
Once this is done and ready,
I'll be adding in the raw eggs.
Now in case, you want to retain one,
And make an Omelette out of it or make a fried egg out of it.
Choice is absolutely yours.
But I like it this way that everything is mixed together,
Like a Bhurji.
Which for this recipe is been rechristened, it's been renamed,
As 'Eggs Kheema'.
Let's cook all of this, till it dries out.
Now, for all of you who have seen me cook a Bhurji in the past,
You know I do not cook it right till the end,
I do not like drying it out, I like it nice and moist, nice and juicy.
But for this recipe do not do that mistake,
Dry it out completely,
Because that's when it will taste much better.
Once these eggs are overcooked literally...
...to the standards of making and Anda Bhurji,
We add in Rice.
Now, this is of course pre-cooked rice, pre-salted,
So you do need to add in anything extra,
Just ensure that the spices that you've initially added...
...have all been added keeping all of this in mind.
Now in this case, it's very easy for you,
Because all you have to do is follow my recipe with blinders on.
Let's mix all of this together.
A quick few stirs, a quick few tosses,
And with this the most amazing Egg Kheema Pulao is done and ready.
Well, in case you want to make your life easier,
All you can do is keep a lid on for 2 to 3 minutes on low flame.
Allow this to cook under Dum,
Or its steam as we say.
And that's where you have Anda Kheema Pulao,
Or Eggs Kheema Pulao done and ready.
This straight goes on the dinner table.
Well personally if asked,
I would love to eat this with some grilled sausages.
Let me know in the comment section,
What would you like to pair this with?
On that note,
Make this for your family, make this for your friends.
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