Hyderabadi Egg Biryani Dum Style

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice 4 cups

Hard boiled Eggs 6 nos

Yogurt 1/2 cup

Onions 2 medium sized Green Chillies 6 nos

Mint leaves 20-30 Coriander leaves 1/2 bunch

Red Chilli powder 1 tea spoon Turmeric 1/2 tea spoon

Salt according to taste

Oil for frying Ghee 1 table spoon

Whole Garam Masala 1/2 table spoon Garam Masala powder 1/2 tea spoon

Lemon Juice 1 table spoon

Method:1.Wash the basmathi rice and half boil with a large amount of water with whole garam masala and 4 to 5 green chillies (slit vertically) and little salt.

2.Make vertical slits on the eggs and marinate with yogurt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, powered garam masala, little salt. After it is done drain the water and keep it aside.

3.Make thin round slices of onions and deep fry them in the oil until golden brown and strain it on a paper towel, to this add rest of the green chillies (slited vertically), mint leaves and coriander leaves and keep it aside.

4.In a thick bottomed vessel put some oil (about 1 tea spoon) and pour the marinated mixture and then layer it with onion mixture and pour the lime juice and then layer it with half boiled rice. On the top put some little preheated oil (used for frying onion) and ghee.

5.Seal the id with dough and keep it on the stove for 20 to 25 mins on a very very small flame. After it is done mix slowly and serve.

Sprinkle some deep fried slivers of onion fried till crisp on top and serve with tangy Raita for a good combination.

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