Ingredients

• For rice:
• 2 cup - long grain rice
• 3 - bay leaves
• 3 - cardamoms, crushed
• 3 - cloves
• 1 tsp - ghee
• 1/2 cup - mint leaves
• 1 star - anise
• 2 cinnamon, small piece
• Water as required
• Salt according to taste
• For Thokku/ masala:
• 4 - eggs (hard boiled)
• 2 - onions, finely sliced)
• 2 - tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp - oil
• 2 tbsp - ghee
• 2 - cloves
• 2 - cardamom
• 2 - cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 tsp - sugar
• 2 tbsp - biryani masala : 2 tbsp - red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp - coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - garam masala
• 1 cup - curd
• 1 tsp - ginger paste
• 1 tsp - garlic paste
• 2 - green chillies
• 1/4 cup - milk
• 6 - saffron strands
• 1/2 cup - pudina
• 2 tbsp - lemon juice
• Salt according to taste
• For layering: Fried onions and garlic
• 1 cup - (milk to soak saffron )
• Chopped coriander
• Ghee - 1/2 cup
• Garnish: fresh sliced tomatoes
• Caramelized onions and garlic
• Accompaniments: Raita
• Egg curry
• Brinjal thokku

How to Make Egg Biryani Recipe

• Method of preparation
• Step 1:
• Soak the basmati rice in water for 10-15 mins
• Cook the rice with all the condiments as well as the saffron strands soaked in milk. Once partly cooked, strain in a colander and keep aside
• Step-2:
• In a heavy bottom wok, add ghee and oil and heat
• Add the onions and garlic and fry till brown and caramelize with the sugar
• Add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, and continue to fry with onions.
• Add chopped tomato and fry till mashed
• Reduce heat completely and add milk. Add the spice powders and stir well ensuring the milk is not curdled
• Add the eggs (halved or cut to four) to this masala
• Stir to ensure the masala is well incorporated
• Add the biryani masala
• Cover and let it simmer
• Once half done, remove from flame and keep aside.
• Step-3: Take a broad mouthed vessel with heavy base to prepare biryani
• Add a layer of the rice, followed by onion, coriander, ghee, and top it with the eggs
• Repeat the process till all the rice and egg masala is well placed.
• Cover the vessel with a heavy lid or place a heavy object over the lid. Cook the combined mixture on low heat for 10 -15 mins
• Garnish and serve with yogurt and other accompaniments