Growing up, my Mom would make a version of this dish at least once every couple of weeks. It’s such a great hearty dish for the whole family to enjoy together. It’s a one pot dish full of warm spices, rice, tender potatoes, and whatever meat you prefer. We grew up eating it with either beef or chicken, but I’m sure you could have it with shrimp or make it vegetarian. Either way it would be equally as delicious.
Recipe
Beef Pulao (pilaf)
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Loading...Ingredients
- 2 cups of long grain basmati rice
- 1 pound of boneless skinless beef or chicken
- Two small onions or one large onion chopped
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of @Shanfoodsglobal Bryani Pulao masala
- 1 to 2 tablespoons of @shanfoodsglobal ginger garlic paste
- One jalapeño (optional)
- 1/4 cup frozen peas
- 4 Yukon gold potatoes
- 2 teaspoons of cumin seeds
- Olive or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon of Salt
- Cilantro for garnish
Instructions
Start by putting your instant pot on sauté mode and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil or canola oil.
Then add the cumin seeds and your half of a large onion, or a small onion chopped.
Brown the onions a bit, then add your meat, ginger/garlic paste and your shaan pulao masala and stir.
Get a little color on your meat then add your potatoes and 1/2 cup of water.
Cancel the sauté mode on the instant pot and close the lid.
Next, place the setting on meat or pressure cook and cook it for about 15 minutes. This will get the meat and potatoes super tender.
While the meat is cooking, wash your rice really well! The water should no longer be foggy. When the water runs clear, you can set the rice aside.
Once the instant pot is completed, do a quick release and wait.
Meanwhile, heat a large deep pot on medium and add 2 tbsp of oil.
Then add the other tsp of cumin seeds and 1/2 cup of chopped onion and brown.
Once the onions have browned, add the meat and potatoes from the instant pot back in.
Strain the broth from the instant pot and keep aside.
Add your washed rice into the pot, along with your jalapeño cut in half, frozen peas, and stir.
Then add your broth along with some water if needed, salt and stir it gently to mix everything together.
For 2 cups of rice you’ll need 4 cups of broth or water.
Put your heat on high to bring everything to a boil, and once the liquid is boiling, cover and reduce the heat to low for 20 minutes. Try not to peek! ?
Once all the liquid has evaporated, everything should be cooked to perfection.
Top with some chopped cilantro. Serve with raita, or plain yogurt along some slices onions and tomatoes. Enjoy!
Notes
I usually use @instantpot for most of my Indian/Pakistani cooking to get the meat and potatoes tender. Then, I transfer it all into a large pot where I can cook the rice and meat altogether. If you don’t have an instant pot, you can cook it all on the stove top as well. For 2 cups of rice you’ll need 4 cups of broth or water.
