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Karachi Beef Biryani — Cooking with Kawish

Karachi Beef Biryani

Authentic Karachi Beef Biryani — restaurant-style recipe by Cooking with Kawish.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 8 Persons
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Degi / Commercial Style, Pakistani / Degi Style
Calories: 580
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1.5 kg Chicken or Beef bone-in pieces
  • 1 kg Basmati Rice soaked 30 min, parboiled separately
  • 1 cup Oil
  • 4 Onions thinly sliced, for birista
  • 1 cup Yogurt whisked
  • 2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
  • 3 Tomatoes chopped
  • 1 bunch Fresh Coriander chopped
  • 1 bunch Fresh Mint Leaves
  • 6 Green Chilies whole
  • 2 tbsp Kewra Water
  • 0.25 tsp Food Color orange/yellow, dissolved in 1 tbsp water
  • 1.5 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 6 Cloves
  • 4 Green Cardamom
  • 2 inch Cinnamon Stick

Method
 

Method
  1. Marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, salt, spices for 1 hour.
  2. Fry onions until deep golden brown to make birista. Set aside.
  3. In same oil, add whole spices and sizzle 30 seconds.
  4. Add tomatoes, cook until soft and oil separates.
  5. Add marinated chicken, cook on high flame then medium until 80% cooked.
  6. Parboil rice separately in salted water with whole spices until 80% done. Drain.
  7. Layer parboiled rice over chicken masala. Do not mix.
  8. Sprinkle birista, mint, coriander, green chilies, food color, kewra water.
  9. Seal pot tightly with foil then lid. Cook on dum (very low flame) 20-25 min.
  10. Open gently, mix from bottom, and serve hot.

Video

Notes

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Best served fresh.