Steps/ stages
I :- MARINATE BEEF
II :-COOK MEAT
III:- COOK RICE
IV:- LAYERING
V:- BAKING
I :- MARINATE THE MEAT
Step 1:- Cut 3 lb / 1 1/2 kg of beef into 'big pieces'. Make a smooth paste with 5-6' ginger root , 6-7 garlic cloves , a 1/2 -3/4 cup of mint leaves, 6-7 green chillies and 1/2 cup of cilantro .
Marinate beef pieces with above made paste and thick curd (3/4 cup ), turmeric powder ( 1 teaspoon ) and chilli powder ( kashmiri 1 teaspoon ) and refrigerate it for 6 hours - to 12 hours .
II :-COOK MEAT
Step 2:- Saute the marinated beef pieces for 2-3 seconds ( on high flame ) , and keep aide .
Step 3:- Heat a thick bottomed pot / Dutch Oven [ OVEN PROOF ], and saute onion ( 3-4 medium sized, until it gets browned )
and add green cardamom ( 6-8nos) , cinnamon ( 3"-4" stick ) , fennel seeds ( 2 teaspoons ) , cloves( 6-12 nos ) , black cardamom( 2-4 nos ) .
add star anise ( two petals ), Saute for few seconds , until its raw smell goes away !
Now bring down the flame and add turmeric powder ( 1 teaspoon ) chilli powder ( 1 teaspoon ) , peppercorns ( 10-20 nos ) and few bay leaves ( 2-3 ) . Again saute for few seconds , until the "powder's "raw smell goes away ! :)
Now add tomato ( 2 nos chopped ) . saute or close the lid and cook , until the tomato becomes mushy .
Step 4:- And now add the step 2 beef ,
1 1/2 cup of water ( add more if needed ) and salt and cook on medium flame for 1 1/2 hours .
When its 'half done'' add biryani masala (2-3 teaspoons )[https://jesacos5.blogspot.com/2013/11/biriyani-powder-garam-masala-powder.html ] . Now open its lid and allow to evaporate the extra water . Transfer the beef to another pan .
Step 5:- Pre heat the Oven to 350 Degree Fahrenheit .
III:- COOK RICE
Step 6:- Heat the same pan , add 3-4 table spoons of ghee , and add cardamom ( 2-4 nos ) , cloves 4-5 nos ) ,peppercorns ( 7-8 nos ), and bay leaves ( 1-2 nos ) saute for few seconds
and add turmeric powder and chilli powder .
Now add the soaked basmati rice ( 3 cups ) and saute it for 4-5 minutes ( until all the grains are separated) .
and now add 3-4 teaspoons of shajeera ,
and water (4 1/2 cups ) and salt , allow to cook on medium flame ( ~6 minutes , until the bubbles comes ) .Now turn off the flame and leave "the pan " on the burner itself for another 5-6 minutes .
IV:- LAYERING
Step 7:- [ MAKE SURE THE PAN IS OVEN PROOF BEFORE LAYERING PROCESS STARTS :) ]. Now remove half of the rice , and layer the rice with fried cashew , raisins, cilantro ( chopped ) and fried onion , ghee ( 2-4 teaspoons ) and sprinkle rose water ( 2-3 teasoons ) and kewra/kewda water ( 2-3 teaspoons ) ,
and layer half of the beef ( step 4 ).
Now layer the remaining rice and repeat the "process " :) ( until the rice and beef gets finished :) )
V:- BAKING
Step 8:- Cover ( tightly tuck in ) the pan with a heavy duty aluminium foil .Bake for 30 minutes on 350 degree FAHRENHEIT.
Step 9 :- "Jes Special" SPICY BEEF BIRYANI is ready ,,,,,,,,,...........'''''''''''''
ENJOY :)
