Egg Biryani – Anda Biryani

Instructions

Egg Biryani Preparation

• Wash rice well under cold water and soak rice in enough water for 30 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Once the oil is hot add cumin seeds and whole spices javetri, black cardamom, cinnamon stick, cloves, black peppercorns, bay leaves and mix well.
• Once whole spices start to pop, add onion, mix and cook till onion gets little browning around the edges.
• Add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, coriander powder, mix and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add yogurt and mix well.
• Add green chillies, red chilli powder, biryani masala, garam masala, and mix well.
• Add soaked and drained rice into the gravy, mix well.
• Add water, salt and mix well.
• Bring to a boil.
• Once the rice comes to a boil, lower down the heat to medium, cover, and cook till most of the moisture is been absorbed in the rice.
• Cover and simmer on a very low heat for 15 minutes.

Masala Egg Preparation

• Take boiled eggs and make some gashes around boiled eggs.
• Heat tsp of oil in a pan, to that add eggs.
• Roast eggs for 4 to 5 minutes or until you see eggs stat to get little browsing.
• Season eggs with chilli powder, biryani masala, and salt, mix well.
• Cook for 2 more minutes.

Layering Biryani

• Once the rice is cooked, put in masala eggs in cooked rice.
• Fluff up the rice to cover the eggs in.
• Sprinkle some biryani masala.
• Add some saffron water.
• Add coriander leaves and mint leaves.
• Also, spread some fried onion.
• Add tbsp of ghee or clarified butter.
• Cover and simmer on low heat for 10 more minutes.