Egg Briyani

Ingredients:-

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Eggs - 4 nos
Rice - 1 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 no. (Medium size)
Briyani Masala - 1/2 pack
Coriander leaves - 1 cup
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
green chillies - 2 no's
Cloves - 2 nos
Bay Leaves - 2 nos
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp.
Curd - 1 cup
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
cashew - 1 tsp (optional)
ghee / clarified butter - 1 tsp.
oil - 2 tsp.
Salt to taste

For egg coating :-

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red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Giner Garlic paste - 1/4 tsp.
besan powder - 1/4 powder
Egg - 1 no.
Ghee / clarified butter - 1tsp.

Notes before cooking:-

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- Wash and soak rice in water for 1/2 hour
- Cut onion lengthwise
- Slit green chillies
- Chop coriander leaves and Mint leaves
- Beat curd for smooth consistency

Preparation:-

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- Place a heavy bottom vessel in medium flame, pour oil to the pan
- When the oil is hot, add the spices and cumin seeds and fry for couple of minutes
- Add onions to the pan and fry for few minutes until it becomes light brown
- Once the onions changes color, add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell of the paste goes away.
- Add chopped coriander, Mint and green chillies and fry for a minute, add cashews to the pan and fry until it turns brown.
- Pour curd into the pan and mix well
- After a minute goes by, add the briyani masala to the pan and mix well for couple of minutes
- Drain water from rice and add it to the pan. To the pan add 3 cups of water (since the rice was soaked in water for 1/2 hour, it would have absorbed close to 1 cup of water. So add 1 cup less)
- Close the pan with a air tight lid and let it cook for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes turn the stove to low flame and let it cook for 10 minutes.

- Meanwhile in a plate, mix the ingredients thoroughly under For egg coating section. Coat the boiled eggs in the mixture
- Place a pan on the stove in medium flame, add ghee
- fry the coated boiled eggs in the pan.

- Add the fried eggs to rice and mix the rice with the eggs , be careful not to break the rice. Add ghee to the rice. Adding ghee gives a lot a flavor to the briyani.