Heat the oil and ghee mix.
Fry the onion slices at a medium- low heat untill golden.
Take out and dry. Reserve the oil mix for later use.
Grind all the ingridients listed under marination except the lemon/ lime juice and the remaining oil and ghee mix after the frying..
Now mix the prepared paste and rest of the ingridients listed under marination into the meat and marinate for a maximum of over night or minimum of 6 hours.
Meanwhile prepare the escence by mix all the ingridients listed under essence and keeping the liquid in a closed container and let it cool gradualy in the fridge for at least 4 hours after comming to room temp.
Soak the boiled eggs in a mix of water and 50ml essence for over night in the fridge.
Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes.
In a big, wide pot of water put all the ingridients listed for the rice.
Let it boil for 10 to 15 minutes.
Strain out all the whole spices and lemon when the color of the water has changed and turned a bit dark.
Reheat the strained liquid and let it come to a boil. Add the soaked rice.
Let the rice boil untill its 50- 75% done.
Layer the half cooked rice on top of the marinated meat.
Add 1 tsp of ghee to the remaining oil and ghee mix and spread it on top of the rice.
Now spread the remaining essence on top.
Mix the ingridients for the garnish and spread on top.
Seal the pot tightly by using a lid and dough or aluminium foil.
Put the pot under a tawa.
Keep it on medium to high heat for 10 minutes and on low for an hour.
Turn the heat off and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
Serve it with the saffronised eggs.