Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Anda biryani





Anda biryani

Ingredients

  • Boiled eggs                                       6 nos
  • Basmati rice                                     1/2 kg
  • Fried onions                                     1 cup
  • Ginger &garlic paste                       2 tbsp s
  • Green chilies paste                          1 tbsp
  • Onion slices                                     1/2 cup
  • Green chilies slices                         8 to 10 nos
  • Potato slices                                    1 cup
  • Tomato big pieces                           6 to 8 pieces
  • Curd                                                1 big cup
  • Lemon juice                                    2 to 3 tbsp s
  • Biryani masala powder                 2 tsp
  • Bay leaves                                     2 nos
  • Star anise                                      2 nos
  • Cinnamon stick                             2 inches
  • Black cardamom                          2 nos
  • Mint (pudina) leaves                   1/4 cup
  • Fresh coriander chopped           1/2 cup
  • Ghee                                           1 tbsp
  • Oil                                              5 to 6 tbsp 
  • Chili powder                              1 tsp
  • Salt to taste

Process

Soak rice in water for 1/2 an hour, boil eggs, cut tomatoes in to big pieces. Take a pan, add 5 to 6 tbsp s of oil, fry boiled eggs adding 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and a pinch of salt in a lower flame for few mins and sprinkle chili powder over the eggs and keep aside. Now fry tomato pieces in the remaining oil for few mins in a low flame and keep aside. Now saute bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon stick and black cardamoms in the remaining oil in the same pan. Now add sliced onions, green chili slices and potato pieces, saute till golden yellow. Now add green chili paste with g & g paste and half quantity of mint leaves and coriander leaves. Saute well and add curd and toss. Now add 5 glasses of water and add salt to taste. Mix well and bring it to boil. When water starts boiling add soaked rice and stir. Now close the lid , cook rice in a lower flame for 10 to 15 mins. Now open the lid add 1 tsp ghee, sprinkle fried onions, remaining mint leaves and coriander leaves and lemon juice. Now add fried tomato pieces to rice and close the lid. Cook in a lower flame. (Do not stir or mix the rice). After few mins open the lid and garnish the rice with fried eggs. Again close the lid and cook for few mins in a lower flame. Check the rice weather the rice is cooked or not and off the flame. Rest the rice for 20 to 30 mins. Now mix and serve the biryani with raita. Yummy egg biryani is ready to eat and serve. 


     

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