Beef White Biryani
Beef White Biryani
Ingredients
For Beef Marination
- 1 kg beef
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons green chili paste
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon garam masala powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
For Biryani Preparation
- 1 cup oil
- 2 onion, medium, sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks, small
- 4-5 cardamom pods, green
- 4-5 cloves
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, whole
- 2 star anise
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup water, for cooking beef
- 4-5 green chillies, whole, slit
- 3 cups Basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes
- 2 tablespoons salt, for boiling rice
- sufficient amount water, for boiling rice
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1/2 cup fried onions
- 1/4 cup mint leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon kewra water
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the beef with ginger garlic paste, green chili paste, yogurt, salt, white pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, and lemon juice.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
Mix all ingredients thoroughly until the beef is well coated. Let the beef marinate for 30 minutes. During this time, soak the Basmati rice in water.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Heat oil in a large pot or karahi over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and fry until they turn golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 4
Add the marinated beef to the pot with the fried onions. Introduce the whole spices: cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, cloves, black peppercorns, star anise, and bay leaves.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Mix everything well and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Pour in 1 cup of water. Cover the pot and cook on low to medium heat until the beef is tender and the liquid has reduced. This will take approximately 30-40 minutes, depending on the beef.
⏱️ 40 min
- 7
Once the beef is tender, add the whole, slit green chillies and cook for another 2-3 minutes. The beef curry is now ready.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
While the beef is cooking, in a separate large pot, bring a generous amount of water to a rolling boil. Add 2 tablespoons of salt to the boiling water.
⏱️ 5 min
- 9
Drain the soaked Basmati rice and add it to the boiling water. Boil the rice until it is approximately 70% cooked (it should be slightly firm but not hard). This usually takes about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 10
Drain the water from the rice and set aside.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
In a clean, heavy-bottomed pot, spread a layer of the cooked beef curry at the bottom.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Carefully layer the 70% cooked Basmati rice over the beef curry.
⏱️ 2 min
- 13
Drizzle ghee evenly over the rice layer. Sprinkle fried onions, chopped mint leaves, and chopped coriander leaves over the rice.
⏱️ 3 min
- 14
Drizzle kewra water and pour milk over the layers.
⏱️ 1 min
- 15
Cover the pot tightly with a lid (you can use dough or foil to seal it) and cook on a very low flame for 15-20 minutes for "dum" (steam cooking), allowing the flavors to meld and the rice to fully cook.
⏱️ 20 min
- 16
Once the dum cooking is complete, gently mix the Beef White Biryani from bottom to top before serving.
⏱️ 2 min
- 17
Serve hot.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Beef White Biryani
For Beef Marination
- 1 kg beef
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons green chili paste
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon garam masala powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
For Biryani Preparation
- 1 cup oil
- 2 onion, medium, sliced
- 2 cinnamon sticks, small
- 4-5 cardamom pods, green
- 4-5 cloves
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, whole
- 2 star anise
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup water, for cooking beef
- 4-5 green chillies, whole, slit
- 3 cups Basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes
- 2 tablespoons salt, for boiling rice
- sufficient amount water, for boiling rice
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1/2 cup fried onions
- 1/4 cup mint leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon kewra water
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the beef with ginger garlic paste, green chili paste, yogurt, salt, white pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, and lemon juice.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
Mix all ingredients thoroughly until the beef is well coated. Let the beef marinate for 30 minutes. During this time, soak the Basmati rice in water.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Heat oil in a large pot or karahi over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and fry until they turn golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min - 4
Add the marinated beef to the pot with the fried onions. Introduce the whole spices: cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, cloves, black peppercorns, star anise, and bay leaves.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Mix everything well and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Pour in 1 cup of water. Cover the pot and cook on low to medium heat until the beef is tender and the liquid has reduced. This will take approximately 30-40 minutes, depending on the beef.
⏱️ 40 min - 7
Once the beef is tender, add the whole, slit green chillies and cook for another 2-3 minutes. The beef curry is now ready.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
While the beef is cooking, in a separate large pot, bring a generous amount of water to a rolling boil. Add 2 tablespoons of salt to the boiling water.
⏱️ 5 min - 9
Drain the soaked Basmati rice and add it to the boiling water. Boil the rice until it is approximately 70% cooked (it should be slightly firm but not hard). This usually takes about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 10
Drain the water from the rice and set aside.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
In a clean, heavy-bottomed pot, spread a layer of the cooked beef curry at the bottom.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Carefully layer the 70% cooked Basmati rice over the beef curry.
⏱️ 2 min - 13
Drizzle ghee evenly over the rice layer. Sprinkle fried onions, chopped mint leaves, and chopped coriander leaves over the rice.
⏱️ 3 min - 14
Drizzle kewra water and pour milk over the layers.
⏱️ 1 min - 15
Cover the pot tightly with a lid (you can use dough or foil to seal it) and cook on a very low flame for 15-20 minutes for "dum" (steam cooking), allowing the flavors to meld and the rice to fully cook.
⏱️ 20 min - 16
Once the dum cooking is complete, gently mix the Beef White Biryani from bottom to top before serving.
⏱️ 2 min - 17
Serve hot.
⏱️ 1 min