Too Good Beef Biryani

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 kg long-grain basmati rice
• 1 kg beef, clean and cut into average sized pieces and boiled with turmeric powder,black pepper and salt to tas
• 1 kg onion, sliced
• 1 kg tomato, washed,peeled and chopped into small pieces
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup ghee
• 2 maggi chicken bouillon cubes
• 3 teaspoons red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 3 teaspoons coriander powder
• 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
• 50 g cashews
• 50 g pistachios
• 50 g fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped
• 8 -12 green cardamoms
• 4 bay leaves
• 15 whole black peppercorns
• 30 g mint leaves
• salt

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a wok.
• 2 fry the boiled beef in the hot oil until it turns brown on either side.
• 3 remove the fried beef and allow the excess oil to drain on clean paper kitchen napkins.
• 4 add all the onions to the hot oil, except for 2 sliced onions, and stir-fry briefly (about 7-10 minutes).
• 5 add turmeric powder, chilli powder, corriander powder, cardamoms, bay leaves and half the black peppercorns.
• 6 mix well until it forms a dry paste.
• 7 stir in the chicken stock.
• 8 add tomato slices and cook until the water in the tomato dries up and oil floats on the top.
• 9 put the fried beef lightly crushed by hand into it.
• 10 mix in the salt as per your taste.
• 11 allow it to cook on low flame until cooked.
• 12 while it is cooking, heat oil in a skillet.
• 13 fry the remaining onions in it until they turn light brown.
• 14 remove from heat.
• 15 add the remaining peppercorns, bay leaves and green cardamoms to the same oil.
• 16 then, toss in the cashewnuts and pistachios and fry until lightly golden brown and aromatic.
• 17 add the drained rice to the oil and mix well.
• 18 add 5 glasses of water and a pinch of salt.
• 19 when the rice comes to a boil, reduce flame and keep it covered.
• 20 as the water gets absorbed by the rice, remove half of it and put the prepared beef curry on top.
• 21 garnish with mint leaves, corriander leaves, cashewnuts, fried onions and pistachios.
• 22 spread the remaining rice on top of this and give one more layer of garnish.
• 23 keep it on low flame, covered, for 10 minutes, and let it cook.
• 24 all the flavours will blend most beautifully!
• 25 serve this awesome complete meal hot!