"Jes Special" SPICY BEEF BIRYANI RECIPE#243

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  :) 

Caramel - Apple Upside-Down Cake RECIPE#242

 Step 1 :-    Pre-Heat  the oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit .

 Step 2 :-    Heat a nonstick pan and  melt  butter ( 4 table spoons) ,

and add white sugar  (a cup ) ,

Caramelize it , 

 And pour the caramelized sugar into a oven proof pan ( i used 10" round pan ) .

Step 3 :-   Arrange  apple wedges ( from 2 nos )  over the caramelized sugar ,  place  butter cubes ( 2-4 )   over the apple wedges  and sprinkle  sugar ( 2-3 teaspoons)  .

 Step 4 :-    Bake  it for 10  minutes 

 Step 5 :-   Melt  butter (  2 sticks / 16 tablespoons ) in mixing bowl ,

 add  white sugar ( 2 cups ) , beat well , 

 add eggs ( 3 large) , vanila  ( 3-4 drops  )

beat well  ( for  3-4 minutes ) ,

 Now add whole purpose flour  (2 cups ) , sugar   ( a pinch ) and  baking powder ( 2 teaspoons ) ,

 and fold them well with a spatula .

 Step 6:-  Sprinkle cinnamon powder ( 1 teaspoon ) over the 'baked ''  apple ( step 4) ,

pour the step 5 batter over it, 

Bake for 45-50 minutes ,  ( until a '' wooden toothpick '' inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.)

Place the pan upside down over a serving plate  :) 

Step 7 :- Caramel - Apple Upside-Down Cake ..... Enjoy :) ..JA- Mathew-

Jes Special Egg Kurma RECIPE#241

Step 1:-  DRY ROAST   cumin seeds  ( 1/4 teaspoon) , fennel seeds ( 1/2 teaspoons ) , bay leaves ( 1-2 )  , cinnamon sticks  ( 2-3 small ) , black pepper corns ( 10-15 ) , 

and add onion ( a big one - chopped - ) , ginger garlic paste ( 2-3 teaspoons) , saute until onion becomes transparent,  

 add green chillies ( 2-3 ) 

curry leaves ( 10-15 )  and cilantro (chopped -  1/4 cup ) , 

tomato ( chopped -2  nos ) , saute until the tomato becomes mushy .

Step 2:-  Grind   (Step 1 ) to a fine paste , and keep aside .

Step 3:-  

Heat  a pan   and  add oil ( 2-3 table spoons )   and add kashmiri chilli powder ( 1 1/4 teaspoons ) , turmeric powder ( 1  teaspoon ) coriander powder ( 2 teaspoons)  . 

Add the  step 2 paste , 

saute until the oil  separates from the paste  .

Step 4:- Now add   fried cashew (  1/4 cup ) and raisins ( 1/4 cup ) ,

and add boiled eggs( 5-8 ) 

Step 5:- Now add  coconut milk ( 1/2 - 1 cup )  . Cook for 10 minutes on low flame . 

Step 6 :-  Jes Special Egg Kurma  is ready ..... Enjoy as a side dish for   Steamed rice/  chapattis/ fulkas/Tortillas    ........JA-Mathew- :)