Egg Biryani

Egg Biryani

 Egg biryani is interesting,quick and tasty recipe.It may look a long process with lots of ingredients,but believe me there is nothing complicated in this dish.It is perfect for a lazy day where you still crave for a royal exotic  meal.It has layers of aromatic rice with spicy egg omelet masala and coconut milk topped with fried hard boiled eggs. Give this recipe a try,you will surely love it.

Recipe adapted from here

Cooking time- 1 hour
Recipe type- Rice/Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
For the rice
Basmathi rice- 2 cups
Cinnamon- 2 inch thick,Cloves- 4-5,Cardamon- 3,Star Anise-1
Salt to taste
Ghee- 1 tbs
Rose water- a few drops(optional)

For the biryani masala
Cinnamon- 2 inch thick,Fennel seeds- 1 1/3 tsp,Star Anise- 1
Cardamon- 4 -5,Cloves- 4-5,Cumin- a pinch,nutmeg- a small piece,Black pepper- 1/2 tsp
( lightly roast this and make a fine powder)
(It should be about 2 1/2 tsp- 1/2 tsp to make the omelet
1/3 to fry the egg and the rest for the biryani masala)

To make the omelet
Egg- 3
Onions finely chopped- 1 small
Green chilly- 2
Biryani Masala- 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

To make Omelet Masala
Chopped egg omelet
Onion- 1 finely chopped
Pearl onions crushed- 1/2 cup
Tomato -1
Ginger paste- 1 tsp
Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Finely chopped chilly-4-5
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Biryani masala- 1 tsp
Yogurt-1/2 cup
Juice of half lemon
Coriander leaves - a little

To fry Egg
Hard boiled egg- 4
Chilly powder- a pinch
Turmeric powder-a pinch
Biryani masala- 1/3 tsp
salt to taste
oil to fry

To garnish
Onion- 1
Cashew nuts-8-10
Raisins- a few
Chopped coriander- a hand full
Chopped mint- a little
Thick coconut milk- 1/3 cup with a few strands of saffron

To Cook the rice:
Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Add the whole spices and roast it till there is a nice aroma. Add the rice and roast for a minute. Add 4 1/2 cups of water,cover and cook till all the water evaporates and the rice is cooked. Transfer into a tray and fluff with fork.Sprinkle rose essence and set aside.
To make the omelet
Beat eggs till it is light,mix in finely chopped onion,green chilly, biryani masala,salt. Mix in nicely.Grease a frying pan with little oil. Pour the egg mixture and spread around. Flip over and when both sides are cooked transfer into a plate and chop into small pieces.
To fry the egg
Mix all the ingredients listed under fry the egg. Use a little water to make a paste. Spread this on top of hard boiled egg (or cut into two half) and shallow fry till it is slightly golden and set aside.

To make the Egg masala
Heat two tsp of oil in a pan and saute onion till golden brown. Next add green chilly, ginger and garlic paste and saute till raw flavor disappears.Add tomato and saute till it is soft and cooked and till oil separates. Add all the dry spice powder listed and saute for a minute before adding yogurt.Next add the chopped omelet and mix well. Cover and cook for about two minutes till the masala thickens but not too dry. Add chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice.
To prepare the garnish
Roast cashew nuts and raisins in one tsp of ghee and keep aside.
Fry thinly sliced onion till it is brown and keep aside.
To assemble
In a heavy bottom pan add a layer of rice and spread half of the egg omelet masala. Sprinkle a little of fried onion, fried cashew nuts and raisins, chopped coriander and mint and a little of the left over biryani masala. Spread the second layer of rice and top it with the rest of egg omelet masala and place the fried eggs and sprinkle a little of the coriander mint leaves. Add the final layer of rice and sprinkle the rest of the fried onion, cashew nuts, raisins,coriander leaves and a pinch of biryani masala. Mix coconut milk and saffron and one tsp of melted ghee pour all over the top. Cover the put weight on top. Put in very low flame and heat for about ten minute. Egg biryani is ready.

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Hope you will all enjoy