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268. egg biryani

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aromatic delight A few weeks ago I had a request from one of my neighbours... can you please teach me how to make an egg biryani. That got me thinking. When was the last time I actually made egg biryani? I just couldn't remember. It's also not a recipe that I had written down so I couldn't just give it to her to follow. So we got tinkering in the kitchen and as we went along, wrote down the ingredients we used. I must say it turned out pretty yummy and the neighbour's family too were happy with the end result except that they found it mild. Cooking rice has its own charm. After the smell of bread, I think my other favour aroma is that of rice cooking. An ideal Sunday lunch meal as after that everyone can doze off, laze around and  pretend they cannot move an inch! Enjoy the recipe. Most of the spices required are readily available in any Indian grocery store. EGG BIRYANI 6 Servings For the rice : 2 cups good quality rice (pishori, basmati etc) 3 to 3 ½  cups water 4 to ...