Swahili Biriani
Swahili Biriani Recipe
Swahili Beef Birian |
What you will need
● 1 kg beef fillet steak
● 500ml veg oil
● 4 large onions sliced
● 1/2 kg potatoes peeled and cut into halves
● 1 teaspoon garlic minced
● 1 teaspoon ginger minced
● 1 tablespoon Garam Masala
● 1 tablespoon whole pilau mix
● 2 tomatoes cubed
● 1 green pepper finely diced
● 300g tomato paste
● 3 lemons squeezed
● 250ml thick plain yoghurt
Salt to taste
Rice
● 2 cups Pishori or basmati rice
● 4 cups Water
● 1/2 teaspoon yellow food color or turmeric
● Salt to taste
Method
▪ In a deep fat frying pan add in the oil and fry the onions to golden brown using the same oil fry the potatoes to get a good crust from the outside then keep aside.
▪ Cut the fillet steak in cubes and keep aside. in a separate pan Add In some vegetable oil (Use the same oil for onions its flavorful) and fry the garlic and ginger Saute for 2 minutes partly crush the whole pilau mix continue to Saute add the beef fillet pieces sauté for 2 minutes then add in a tablespoon of the Garam Masala stir well flavors to coat on the beef then add in the tomatoes, green peppers, tomato paste and plain yoghurt stir to coat the flavors and then add In the fried potatoes then sprinkle fried onions on top (reserve a few onions for the rice) then let it cook while you add in the and lime juice then bring to a boil cover and let it Cook until reduced about 20-25 Minutes on medium heat.
▪ On the other hand Measure 4 cup of water and add in the 2 cups of rice and salt cover and cook until the rice is almost cooked sprinkle the diluted yellow food color or turmeric on the rice, 2 tablespoons of the oil used to fry onions and the reserved fried onions as well, cover with a tight lid then put on a low flame so that the rice can steam and become fluffy.
▪ Serve the rice as a family feast in a Sinia with the thick stew on top.
Happy Cooking 😘😋
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