Egg Biriyani Kerala style / Steamed biriyani Recipe

Egg Biriyani Kerala style (Steamed Egg  biriyani )  Recipe:

Ingredients:

For Rice:

Jeerakasala Rice - 2 cups
Water - 3 cups
Cardamom- 2 nos
Cinnamon stick- 2 nos
Bay leaves- 1 no
Cloves-4 nos
Fennel seed - 10 nos
Black Cardamon-1 no
Nutmeg - 1 no
mace- 1 no


For masala:

Egg-4 nos(Boiled and peeled)
Ginger and garlic- 1 tbsp
Green chili chopped- 3 nos
Onion chopped - 2  nos
Shallots- 10 nos (Crushed)
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Kashmiri chili powder-1 tsp
Garam masala-1/2 tsp
Tomato chopped -1 no 
Curd - 1tsp
Mint leaves chopped- 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves chopped- 2 tbsp
Garam masala or Biriyani masala - 1/2 tsp
Oil/Ghee 
Salt to taste.


For garnish:

Fried Onion - 1 no (sliced finely)
Fried Cashew nuts and raisins- few
Mint leaves  - chopped
Coriander leaves  - chopped
Oil/Ghee 


Method of Preparation:


1.Heat Ghee in a pan ,add rice along with spices pour sufficient amount of water and add salt to taste.Cook until rice and Keep aside.
2.Heat oil in a pan and fry sliced onion, cashew  nuts and raisins (for garnishing) until it turns brown and keep aside.
3.Now heat oil in a pan ,add Shallots ,ginger and garlic , green chili and chopped onion and saute till onion turn almost brown.
                           

4.Add turmeric powder,chili powder and garam masala,saute till raw smell leaves.
5.Add tomato and saute till it is completely cooked.

 6.Then add curd and add salt to taste. and mix well.

7.Add the hard boiled eggs and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on low flame or until the gravy thickens.

8. For Steaming :take In a heavy bottomed pan or Idly steamer arrange the masala and cooked rice  in layers.Sprinkle chopped coriander and mint leaves , biriyani masala and few drops of ghee on  each layer of rice.

9.Garnish with fried onions,Pineapple ,cashew nuts and raisins.

10.Cover the pan and cook over low flame for 8 to 10 minutes.When steam comes to out.

                           Serve with raitha and  Pickle ...