Description
Beef Biryani is an Indian dish of yoghurt and spice marinated beef pieces cooked to tender perfection with fragrant basmati rice.
Ingredients
Biryani
- 1 kg beef brisket or any stewing beef cut, cubed
- 1 tsp saffron threads
- 2 tbsp warm water
- handful of chopped coriander
- 4 tbsp ghee
- crispy onions
Marinade
- 1 cup plain yoghurt
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 4 tsp cumin
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cayenne
Rice
- 3 cups basmati rice
- 10 pcs cloves
- 6 pcs dried bay leaves
- 6 pcs green cardamom pods
- 1 pc star anise
- 2 tbsp salt
Instructions
- In a large container that you can cover, combine all marinade ingredients together. Add the beef and coat it well, cover tightly then marinate overnight.
- In the day you will cook the biryani, remove the beef from the fridge one hour before cooking.
- In a large pot bring 3 litres of water of a boil, add all rice ingredients then bring back to a boil, cook for 4 minutes. After 4 minutes drain then set it aside.
- Prepare the saffron by soaking them in 2 tbsp warm water, set is aside.
- In a large pot, add the marinated beef together with the marinade. Cover and cook over low heat for 1 1/2 hours minutes. Remove the cover bring heat to medium then continue to cook for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat.
- Arrange the beef so it covers the entire bottom of the pot, add a generous amount of the crispy onions and coriander. Top it with the par boiled rice together with its spices. Flatten the surface then drizzle the prepared saffron together with the liquid it was soaked on. Drizzle the ghee on top. Put the lid back on, place pot back on the stove in medium heat, once it starts steaming turn heat to low then cook slowly for 25 minutes.
- Remove from stove, keep the lid on the set it aside for 15 minutes.
- To serve, grab some patches of different coloured rice, get some beef pieces then garnish with crispy onions and coriander.
The recipe says that the cuisine is Jewish?
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Thanks for catching that, updated it now.
It looks like a great meal for any weekday!
I cannot wait to make this! Love the ingredients and flavors.
I love Indian cuisine but never even tried it till I was in my 20s. And, I have never made biryani… I definitely need to try this. Like Mimi, I think the flavors are incredible.
Ooooo…biryani for me anytime!!! I so love Indian!!!
Ooo finally at least something on your blog I can say I’m familiar with lol. It looks perfect!
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What a treat! I’ve actually been working on a meatless brisket, so I’d love to try it in this recipe.
Ah, a dish I’ve heard of! Isn’t it interesting how our food tastes change over time? After I studied in Ireland in college, I came wanting less sugar in everything!