Beef biriyani

Name: Beef biriyani
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3/4 kg meat; 2 cups rice; 300 ml mala/natural yogurt; 7 large potatoes halved; 6 large onions; 8 tomatoes; 2 green bell pepper; 5 cloves garlic; 1 pc ginger; sticks Cinamon; Cumin seeds; Pilau masala; Garam masala; Curry powder; Egg yellow food color; Black pepper powder; Salt

Racquel Gakenia @Gakenia

Never got it quite right... But I think I'm almost there... Practice

Racquel Gakenia @Gakenia

Never got it quite right... But I think I'm almost there... Practice

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Ingredients

4 servings

3/4 kgmeat
2 cupsrice
300 mlmala/natural yogurt
7large potatoes halved
6large onions
8tomatoes
2green bell pepper
5 clovesgarlic
1 pcginger
sticksCinamon
Cumin seeds
Pilau masala
Garam masala
Curry powder
Egg yellow food color
Black pepper powder
Salt

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Steps

1

Boil the meat till tender and set aside...
2

In a large pan... Chop 4 of the onions and cook till browned and set aside....
3

In a hot pan add oil and shallow fry the potatoes and set aside... You can add food color to the potatoes before frying
4

Blend the remaining onions, tomatoes and hoho separately... If you don't have a blender... Grate finely
5

In a sufuria, add in about 5tablespoons of oil and crushed garlic and ginger till cooked...
6

Add in the boiled meat and mix evenly... Add in the blended onions... And cook till browned...
7

Add in all the spices except the cinnamon sticks and cumin seeds.. And mix ensuring the meat is evenly coated
8

Add in the blended tomatoes and fried potatoes...and half the browned cooked onions...
9

Finally add in the mala and let it cook under medium heat for about 20-30min to thickens...
10

For the rice,in a hot sufuria, add about 4tablespoons of oil... Once hot add the cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks and pilau masala... And salt to taste
11

Cook for about two minutes... Add in the rice.. Mix ensuring it's coated with the spices..
12

Add in four cups of water.....and cover letting it cook...
13

Once cooked take a pinch of the food color and mix with about 2tablespoons of water... And sprinkle on the rice... And add the remaining cooked onions on the top
14

Fluff the rice with a fork,to mix the onions in and the food color
15

Serve the rice with the biriyani and enjoy while hot... I served with homemade cooked chilli sauce