Dhakaya Beef / Lamb / Mutton Kacchi

Zia Rahman
Zia Rahman @ziarahmansg
Singapore

The word “Kacchi” means raw. The name of this byriani is called Kacchi because the way raw marinated meat is cooked with half cooked rice. The story of Kacchi comes from Old Dhaka.

Dhakaya Beef / Lamb / Mutton Kacchi

The word “Kacchi” means raw. The name of this byriani is called Kacchi because the way raw marinated meat is cooked with half cooked rice. The story of Kacchi comes from Old Dhaka.

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Ingredients

8 servings
  1. 2 kgbeef / lamb / mutton
  2. 5 tbspsalt
  3. Enough water to cover the meat
  4. For fried chopped onion
  5. 4large onions
  6. 1 cupvegetable oil
  7. For meat marination
  8. 4 tbspginger paste
  9. 2 tbspred chilli powder
  10. 1 tbspalmond paste
  11. 1 tbsppistachio paste
  12. 1 cupfried onion
  13. 1/2 cuppure ghee
  14. 1 tspmace powder
  15. 1 tspnutmeg powder
  16. 1 tspwhite pepper powder
  17. 2 tbspraisins
  18. 5dried plum (aloo bukhara)
  19. 2star anise
  20. 2Bay leaves
  21. 4cardamom
  22. 4cloves
  23. 4 tbsppandanus flower water (keora)
  24. 1 tbsptomato sauce
  25. 1 tbspchopped almond
  26. 1.5 cupsour yoghurt mixed with 2 tbsp of saffron water
  27. 2 tbspghee on hot coal in a small bowl to infuse the meat with aroma
  28. 4large whole potatoes soaked in saffron water and fried in oil with a hint of turmeric
  29. 2 tbspmawa
  30. 1 cupfried onion
  31. 5dried plum (aloo bukhara)
  32. 2 tbspsliced almods
  33. 2 tbsppowder milk
  34. 1 tbspsaffron water
  35. 1/2 cuppure ghee
  36. 1 tspcardamom powder
  37. 1 cupflour mixed with water into dough to seal the pot with cover
  38. For rice
  39. 1 kgrice (Chinigura or Basmati)
  40. 4 tbspsalt
  41. Spices: 6 cardamom, 6 cinnamons, 6 cloves for half boiling rice
  42. 4 tbspsaffron water for 1st layer
  43. 4 tbspchopped almond for 2nd layer
  44. 4 tbspraisins for 2nd layer
  45. 8 tbspmilk mixed with 8 tbsp pure ghee for 3rd layer
  46. 6 tbspsaffron water

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Soak meat with salt water for about 20 to 30 mins. This is done to soften the meat.

  2. 2

    While meat is being soaked, fry chopped onion and keep by.

  3. 3

    Drain water from meat and dry the meat thoroughly so that there no trace of water. Use a towel or paper towel to dry the meat. This is an important step because any access water in meat will not turn the Kacchi to come out good.

  4. 4

    Marinade the meat. Put all ingredients mentioned in the “For meat marination” until sour yoghurt. Then mix the ingredients well with the meat. Then put a hot coal in a bowl, put 1 tbsp of ghee on the coal, put the bowl in the pot. Cover the pot and let the meat infuse with smoke for 15 mins. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. While the mixing is going on prepare the dough.

  5. 5

    While the meat is getting infused with ghee smoke, start cooking the rice with the all the spices and salt. Rice should be half cooked.

  6. 6

    Drain the rice and add one thin layer on top of the marinated meat. Add saffron water. Add another layer of rice. Add chopped almonds and raisins. Add the last layer and add ghee milk mix & saffron water.

  7. 7

    Put the dough around the edge of the pot. Cover the pot and makes sure it shut tight. Put the pot on top of a skillet / a heavy bottom frypan. Cook it until the dough turns hard.

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