EGG BIRYANI WITH SIMPLE GRAVY

Today's recipe is Egg Biryani, it is so delicious with a simple gravy.

Ingredients for the Biryani

Zeera 1 tsp

Green chilli thinly sliced 1 tsp

cloves -4

cardamom -4

cinnamon stick -1

bay leaf - 2

Biryani flower -2

mace -1

1 medium onion thinly sliced

coriander chopped

Mint chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp chilli powder

salt

Biryani Masala -3 tsp

4 Eggs boiled

There is a mixture to dip the eggs and shallow fry it in little oil.

This mixture is optional, just slice egg in to half and shallow fry in the oil while eggs ae frying sprinkle salt and chilli powder on the eggs and let them cook for 2-3 minutes.

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

2 tsp besan flour

1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 egg

salt

Mix all the ingredients with a fork in a small bowl and set a side

3 cups basmati rice, wash rice properly and soak for 1 hr

Heat oil in a pan add 1 or 2 tsp ghee for the taste , when the oil is hot add zeera, cloves, cardamon, cinnamon, bay leaf, mace,biryani flower , green chilli, ginger garlic paste, onions, salt, chilli powder, coriander and mint and biryani masala.

Let all the ingredients cook well, once they are cooked switch off the stove.

Once rice is soaked for 1 hr add 4 1/2 cups water to the cooker and add rice to the water then add the onion mixture and mix it with spatula and taste the salt if salt is not enough then add salt according to taste.

while rice is cooking slice eggs in to half then dip egg piece one by one in the mixture and shallow fry in a pan.

once rice is cooked add all the eggs to the rice and mix it well.

Ingredients For the Gravy

Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp

Zeera 1/2 tsp

curry leaves -4

green chillies thinly chopped 1 tsp

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

Whole Black pepper grind it to fine powder

1 medium onion thinly sliced

2 tomatoes thinly chopped

1 cup chicken stock optional

turmeric powder pich

chilli powder 1 tsp

coriander powder 1 tsp

garam masala 1 tsp

1 cup water

The reason why i used whole black pepper powder and chicken stock for the gravy is chicken stock gives more flavour to the gravy and pepper powder gives extra kick to the gravy so that it comes out spicy and tasty

Heat oil in a bowl add mustard seeds, Zeera, chopped green chillies, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric and onions. Let the onions cook well once the onions are cooked add pepper powder and sliced tomatoes.

Add the chicken stock and 1/2 cup of water to the tomatoes then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, chilli powder keep the lid and let them cook well, finally mash the gravy with potato masher or with a spatula.

when u see the gravy is cooked then switch off the stove and add coriander.

This gravy is so easy and simple, u can serve this gravy with any type of biryani.