Egg Biryani – A delicious one pot meal made with rice, boiled eggs, and spices.This is the easy version of the classic layered Biryani.
Ingredients
Egg-5
Basmati-2 cups
Small Onion -20
Big Onion-2
Ginger-one big piece
Garlic-3 pods
Green chilly-2
Tomato-2 medium
Chilly powder-1/4tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Garam masala-2 pinch
Salt- to taste
Lemon juice -1 tbsp
Ghee
Cinnamon-one small piece
Cloves-3
Cardamom-3
Mint leaves -handful
Coriander Leaves-handful
Cashew nuts-15
Kismis-20
Curd-1tbsp
yellow colour
Pineapple essence
Method
Boil the eggs , remove shell and keep aside
Soak rice for 20 minutes
Add cinnamon,cloves ,salt and cardamom to the water and boil well
To this boiling water add soaked and drained rice
When 3/4th cooked add lemon juice and 1 tsp of ghee
Remove from the fire and strain ..Keep aside
Roast cashew nuts and kismis in ghee and keep aside
Heat oil and fry one big onion (sliced ) till light golden brown ..drain and keep that also aside
For the gravy
Crush small onion-green chilly-ginger and garlic together.
Heat oil and sauté this mix till light brown colour
Now add sliced big onion
Saute well.When become golden colour add all the powders
mix well and sauté for 5 minutes in low flame
Then add tomato and cook by closing the pan (in low flame)
When done add curd and mix well
Then add few cashew nuts,kismis,mint and coriander leaves
Finally add boiled egg(prick each egg with a fork b4 adding) and mix well
Add 2 cups of water and boil well
Cook until the gravy become very thick .
Assembling
Take a non stick(deep bottomed) sprinkle ghee and place one layer of rice .
Then add egg and gravy .place another layer of rice ..
Put some cashews ,kismis,chopped mint,coriander leaves ,pineapple essence (add pinch of yellow colour and pineapple essence to 1/4th cup of water) .sprinkle ghee ..
Again place and gravy and do the same thing until u finish the rice and gravy …
On the top layer should be rice ..Decorate with the same things and add 1 tsp of ghee in all the sides and close the pan tightly ..
If u have a tight lid then fine ..Otherwise close with a lid and place anything with good weight and dum for 1 hour in very low flame .
So your egg biriyani is ready
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