Egg dum biryani

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After reminiscing the aroma and taste of dum biryani, my hands automatically lead a better version of Egg dum Biryani.

Egg dum biryani

After reminiscing the aroma and taste of dum biryani, my hands automatically lead a better version of Egg dum Biryani.

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 mins
4 people
  1. 1/2 kgIndia Gate Basmati Rice
  2. 4chopped Onions
  3. 2chopped Tomatoes
  4. 3chopped Green chillies
  5. Cinnamon Sticks(Small)
  6. 2 tbspSahi Jeera
  7. 3-4green Cardamom
  8. 3-4cloves
  9. 2-3bay leaves
  10. 1-2nutmegs
  11. 5-6black peppercorns
  12. 2 tbspCoriander Powder
  13. 1 tbspCumin Powder
  14. 1 tbspturmeric
  15. 2 tbspKashmiri Powder
  16. 2 tbspBiryani Masala
  17. 1+1/2 tbsp Garam Masala
  18. as per tasteSalt
  19. as requiredWater
  20. 8boiled Eggs
  21. 1 kgYoghurt for Raita
  22. 15-20Mint leaves
  23. 2 tbspchopped Coriander Leaves

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 30 mins
  1. 1

    Add 1 cup oil on a hot Pan or Kadai, then add 2 chopped onions to fry. Then fry these onions till they get a brown colour. Then keep it in a separate bowl.

  2. 2

    With the remaining oil(for maintaining sweetness of onion oil), add 2 tbsp shahi jeera, add 3-4 green Cardamoms, 5-6 black peppercorns, 2 bay leaves, 3-4, cloves, 2 nutmegs 3-4 small cinnamon sticks, then sauté for 3-4 minutes, you will get a sweet aroma.

  3. 3

    Then after that, Add 1 chopped Onion, 1 Chopped Tomato, Green chillies. Sauté for 6-7 mins.

  4. 4

    Then add all the powders, kashmiri, Coriander, cumin, garam masala, biryani masala, then mix it and sauté for 10 minutes and add water for gravy and better consistency. Then cover it for again 10 mins in a low flame. Then again add water and salt for proper consistency. Add extra salt to incorporate properly with rice(Make biryani masala a bit salty)

  5. 5

    Then after that place it on a bowl separately. Then Cook basmati rice. It should be 40-50% cooked and rest will be cooked during dum process.

  6. 6

    Boil eggs for 5 mins then heat a pan, add 2 tbsp oil+turmeric powder+ 2tbsp Biryani masala, then add eggs and lightly fry.

  7. 7

    After that make Raita which is very simple, Add curd+ remaining chopped Onions + Tomatoes + Black salt + Crushed pepper powder+ Mint leaves + Coriander leaves chopped, add extra water to increase quantity and to reduce thickness of curd.

  8. 8

    Then after the rice is cooked, keep it separately to cool down, then in a large vessel 1st add half amount of cooked basmati rice then add half amount of cooked biryani masala over it then add fried onions then eggs then mint leaves then Coriander leaves, then again add all rice, then all cooked biryani masala then fried onions then mint leaves then Coriander leaves then add saffron essence or saffron milk(optional) and biryani essence (optional) for nice touch of smell. Cover with a lid.

  9. 9

    Seal the lid with a dough or put a heavy object over the lid so that no air can pass through. Then place the vessel on a hot pan or tawa, then on a low flame cook for about10 -15 mins. Then after that switch it off and allow it to rest for 10 mins.

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