Egg Biryani

No. of servings:  4	Soak Time:  20 mins
Preparation Time:  15 mins	Cook Time:  30 mins

This delectable dish is for any biryani lover who eats eggs.  This one-pot dish is a to-go meal for the person who's cooking too. Easy to cook, easy to clean and exotic to relish!  Be sure to use this Hard-boiled Eggs - 'Forget 555' Instant Pot Method for the eggs along with the tips given here.

Ingredients:

• Rice - 2 cups
• Water - 2 cups
• Yogurt - 0.5 cup
• Boiled eggs - 4 large
• Finely chopped tomato - 1 large
• Sliced onions - 2 large
• Grated giner-garlic - 3 tsp
• Chopped mint leaves - fist full
• Black pepper - 1 tsp
• Fennel - 1 tsp
• Cumin - 1 tsp
• Red chili powder - 2 tsp
• Turmeric - 0.5 tsp
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Salt
• Chopped coriander leaves 
• Saffron - 1 pinch (optional)
• Milk - 1 tbsp (if using saffron)
• Lemon juice

Method:

• Rinse and soak the rice for 20 minutes
• Drain well and set aside
• Boil eggs in the meantime ('Pressure Cook' setting for 2 minutes in the Instant Pot - More details here - Hard-boiled Eggs - 'Forget 555' Instant Pot Method)
• Peel the eggs; make slits on the white, along the length of the eggs and set them aside
• Set the Instant pot (pressure cooker) to 'Saute'
• In 1 tbsp ghee, add onions and saute till golden brown (takes about 10 mins.)
• Reserve aside, half of these golden roasted onions for topping
• Deglaze the bottom of the pot with a spoon of water 
• Powder black pepper, fennel and cumin seeds together
• Add it to the pot with the onions, saute and turn off the heat
• Add red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, salt, ginger-garlic, mint, coriander, tomatoes and yogurt
• Mix well, add eggs and deglaze again
• Put the rice on top along with 2 cups of water
• Stir lightly to make sure all the rice is immersed
• Pressure cook ('Pressure cook' mode in IP for 4 minutes) 
• Soak saffron in warm milk
• When rice is ready, top it with the caramelized onions, saffron milk
• Ladle out the rice along with an egg onto a platter 
• Serve with a garnish of coriander, lemon juice

Tips and Tricks:

• Cooking eggs for only 2 minutes will make soft-boiled eggs and they will cook perfectly later along with the rice
• Sliting the boiled egg whites allows the spices to seep into the eggs and flavor them well
• Deglazing is very important to avoid burning at the bottom
• Mint gives a nice kick of flavor to the rice when it cooks (don't make it optional)

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