Kheema Biriyani

Name: Kheema Biriyani
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 cinnamon sticks; 5 cardamom pods; 2 oz butter; 2½ tsp garlic/ginger mix; 3 tsp garam masala; A few strands of saffron; 6 whole peppercorns; ½ cup hulled moong dhal; 4 onions, sliced; ½ cup plain yoghourt (not Greek); 5 cloves; 5 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 tin tomatoes; 2 mugs basmati rice; 2 chopped red chillies; ¾ tsp salt; ½ cup crispy-fried onions (you can now buy these ready-made in Indian shops); 1 lb fat-free minced beef (ask an Indian butcher to make it fresh from braising steak)

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Settler's Cookbook

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

1 lb fat-free minced beef (ask an Indian butcher to make it fresh from braising steak)
½ cup crispy-fried onions (you can now buy these ready-

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil and cook the onions until they turn brown. Miss this stage if using pre-fried onions.
Meanwhile boil the moong dhal in salted water until tender but with a bite.
Cook ginger, garlic, onions and meat in oil for ten minutes.
Add garam masala and chillies, and cook for three minutes before throwing in the tomatoes.