POACHED EGG BIRYANI

Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Serves: 6-7
Ingredients:
Biryani Rice:

• Basmati rice: 2 cups
• Water: 3 3/4 cup
• Ghee: 1 tbsp
• Bay leaf: 2
• Cloves: 4
• Cinnamon stick: 1
• Pepper corns: 5
• Salt: 1/2 tbsp

Gravy:

• Oil: 2 tbsp
• Eggs: 6
• Cinnamon stick: 2
• Cloves: 4-5
• Bay leaf: 2
• Pepper corns: 5
• Cardamom pods: 3 
• Onion: 2 chopped
• Tomato: 2 chopped
• Coriander leaves: 1/2 cup
• Mint leaves: 1/2 cup
• Green chilies: 5
• Ginger: 1 inch
• Garlic flakes: 4-5
• Cumin powder: 1 tsp
• Chilly powder: 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder: 2 tsp
• Vinegar: 1 tsp
• Pepper powder: 1 tsp
• Water: 1 cup
• Salt

Garnishing: 

• Oil: 2 tbsp
• Sliced onion: 1
• Coriander leaves

Preparation:

• Chop onions and tomatoes.
• Prepare paste out of coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilies, ginger, garlic, cumin powder and chilly powder. Keep it aside.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, fry sliced onions until brown. Keep aside.

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Method:
For the Rice:

• In a rice cooker or pressure cooker, add 2 cups of basmati rice, add all the ingredients mentioned under rice and cook till done.

For the Gravy:

• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.
• Add cinnamon stick, pepper corns, bay leaf, cardamom and cloves and fry little.
• Then add chopped onions. Fry till golden brown.
• Add chopped tomatoes. And cook until soft. 
• Add the paste we prepared. Cook for 2 mins.
• Add garam masala powder, vinegar and pepper powder and mix.
• Add a cup of water and cook.
• When it starts boiling, add eggs one by one directly in to the gravy.
  I beat the eggs separately and then made small half boiled omelettes and then added to the gravy one by one.
• Do not mix until its boiled completely.
• Once its done, mix.

Serve:

• Take a bowl greased with ghee.
• Add a layer of cooked rice.
• Then add a layer of gravy.
• Add fried onions and coriander leaves in between layers.
• Continue these steps, end with rice.
• Garnish on top with fried onions.
• Serve hot.

Step wise pictures:

Heat oil, Add spices, onions and tomatoes and the prepared paste

 Prepare small omelette and add it one by one.

Add vinegar, pepper powder and garam masala

While serving, put a layer of rice and the gravy, continue.

Garnish with fried onions and coriander leaves

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