Name: Beef biryani
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tblsps olive oil; 800 g beef blade steak cut into 2cm pieces; 1 onion chopped; ¼ cup korma curry paste; 1 can chopped tomatoes (400 g); 2 beef stock cubes; 3.5 cups boiling water; 1 cup basmati rice; 150 g green beans chopped; 1 tub greek yoghurt to serve (200 ml); ½ bunch fresh coriander leaves

Beef biryani

This traditional Indian dish combines a mild beef curry with rice - all cooked in the one pot.

Skip to Recipe

Serves 4

Cook

1H 20M

This traditional Indian dish combines a mild beef curry with rice – all cooked in the one pot.

Ingredients

2 tblsps olive oil

800 g beef blade steak cut into 2cm pieces

1 onion chopped

¼ cup korma curry paste

1 can chopped tomatoes (400 g)

2 beef stock cubes

3.5 cups boiling water

1 cup basmati rice

150 g green beans chopped

1 tub greek yoghurt to serve (200 ml)

½ bunch fresh coriander leaves

Method

1.Heat half the oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium to high heat. Add meat in three batches. Cook, stirring, until browned. Remove.

2.Heat remaining oil in same pan. Add onion. Cook, stirring, until soft. Add paste. Cook for 1 minute. Add tomatoes. Stir in stock cubes dissolved in 2 cups boiling water with rice and beef. Transfer mixture to an ovenproof dish (14-cup capacity). Cover.

3.Cook in a moderate oven (180C), stirring halfway through, for 45 minutes. Add remaining water and beans. Cover. Cook, for 15 minutes. Remove. Stand for 5 minutes.

Chantal Walsh

Ingredients

Method

Related stories

Want the latest food content?