Egg Dum Biryani

Ingredients:

Eggs:-2

Basmati Rice:-2 cups

Ghee:-3 tbsp

Onions:-2

Pudina/Mint leaves:-handful

Coriander leaves:-handful

Green chilles:-10

Curryleaves:-1 sprig

Thick curd:-1/2 cup

Coriander seeds:-2 tbsp

Cloves:-5

Cinnamon:-small piece

Methi seeds:-1/2 tsp

Salt :-as per taste

Saffron:-a pinch

METHOD:

• Wash and soak rice for atleast an hr.
• Hard boil eggs and remove shell and make small gashes.
• Fry eggs in little ghee and set aside.
• Dry roast coriander seeds,cloves,cinnamon,methi seeds,curry leaves and make powder.
• Chop onions finely and fry them in ghee and set aside.
• Cook rice till 80% and set aside.
• Grind mint,coriander leaves and green chillies to form green paste.
• Mix curd,salt,ground masala powder,green paste,fried onions and marinate the fried eggs in it for 15 min.
• Take a wide pan and heat remaining ghee and spread it all over the pan.
• Add the marinated paste and spread all over.
• Add the cooked rice on top and close the lid and cook on low flame for 15-20 min until all moisture evaporates and rice cooks completely.
• Mix well and add saffron water on top and serve hot.