To prepare rice - in a heavy bottomed wok heat ghee and add star anise, bay leaf, black peppercorns and bay leaf. Stir for 2 mins. Add rice and stir lightly so that the ghee is mixed into each grains of rice yet rice doesn’t break. Add water and cook 3/4. Set aside.

For preparing ghee - In a wok heat ghee, add whole black peppercorns, bay leaf, star anise, red chillies, ginger, garlic, curry leaves. Stir and add chopped onions and fry till a little brown in colour. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft.

Add coriander powder, red chilli powder, black pepper powder and stir until fragrant.

Add yoghurt and salt and stir until ghee surfaces. Add boiled eggs one by one and mix all spices well with boiled eggs. Add a little water and cook for 2 mins. Add mint leaves and coriander leaves. Stir and set aside.

To assemble - in a wok add rice first, spread the egg one by one and spread the spices well, add another layer of rice, saffron in milk, fried onions, red chillies, fried cashew nuts, fried raisins, mint leaves. Cover and keep it on Dum for 5-10 mins.