Egg Biryani

Ingredients:

4-5 hard boiled eggs(peeled and make long slits along each egg)
2 large onions(finely sliced)
1 small tomato(finely chopped)
1 tsp chopped cilantro
1 tsp chopped mint leaves
2 tsps ghee
1 1/2 tsps oil
3/4 cup thick curd/yogurt
5 green chillies(make a small slit in them)
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp red chilli powder(adjust)
1/2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsps lemon juice
salt to taste
Biryani Masala:
4 cloves
1/2″ cinnamon
2 cardamom
1/4 star anise
1/4 tsp shah jeera
5 pepper corns
Ingredients to cook rice:
2 1/2 cups Basmati rice
3 cloves
5 cardamom
1/2″ cinnamon stick
1 marathi mogga
2 bay leaves
5-6 mint leaves
1/2 tsp oil
3/4 tsp salt
water as required

Directions:

1. Cook basmati rice in lots of water along with bay leaves,cloves,cinnamon,cardamom,marathi mogga,mint leaves,oil and salt till its half cooked.Strain the water and spread the rice on a large wide plate.Allow to cool.


2. Heat 1 1/2 tsps oil + 1 1/2 tsps ghee in a vessel,add sliced onions,saute for 8-10 mins till caramelized.Remove half of the caramelized onions and keep aside.


3. To the remaining half caramelized onions,add green chillis,mint leaves,cilantro and ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 mins.Add red chilli powder,coriander powder and biryani masala powder and salt (just enough for the egg masala) and combine well.Add chopped tomatoes and saute for 3 mins.Add the eggs and saute till well coated with the masala.(You can also half the eggs and place carefully and saute in the masala).


4. Add the yogurt and combine.Cook for 5 mins till oil separates.Add lemon juice and combine.Turn off heat and keep aside.


5. Take a wide deep vessel to prepare the biryani.Add drizzle some oil all over,add half the rice as a first layer followed by the egg masala and spread out in the vessel.


6. Spread the remaining rice over the egg masala layer,pour 1/2 tsp of ghee all over the rice,add the caramelized onions.Next sprinkle cilantro and pour the saffron milk over the rice.


7. Place lid and over the lid place a heavy weight.Cook on medium high flame for 5 mins.Remove the vessel from fire and place a iron tawa over low flame.Place back the vessel on the iron tawa and cook on low flame and cook biryani for 15 mins.Turn off heat and do not remove lid for 5 mins.


8. Remove lid,combine gently and serve hot.

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