Thalassery Beef Dum Biryani Recipe | Malabar Style Beef Biryani |

Thalasseri Beef Biriyani

Ingredients :

 for biriyani masala :-

  fennel seeds - 2 tbs
  star anise - 3 pieces
  cardamom - 12 pods
  cinnamon - 2 pieces
  clove - 6-8
  mace - 2 pieces
  nutmeg - 1 small piece

 for marination

  beef - 1 kg
  biriyani masala - 2 tbs
  green chillies - 12-14
  garlic - 20 cloves
  ginger - 2 pieces
  cashew - a handful
  cuscus - 1 tsp
  curd - 1/2 cup
  turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  pepper powder - 1 tsp

 for beef masala

  onion - 4
  tomato - 2
  coriander leaves 1/2 cup
  mint leaves - 1/2 cup

 for rice

  jeerakashala rice - 2 cups
  water - 7 cups
  salt
  lemon juice - 1 tbs
  oil and ghee
  spices ( cinnamin 1 stick, cardamom 4-5 pods, cloves 3-4, star anise 1, bay leaf 1)

 for garnishing

  onion - 2
  cashew nut - 1/2 cup
  raisins - 1/4 cup

Method

 step 1 : preparation of biriyani masala

•  dry roast the spices for 3-4 minutes
• when they cool down powder them and keep aside

 step 2 : marination

• cut the beef into cubes , wash well , drain and keep aside 
• crush chillies, ginger and garlic together and add into the beef pieces
• soak a handful of cashews and cuscus, grind into paste and add into the beef
• then add in turmeric powder, 2 tbs biriyani masala, pepper powder, curd and salt
• mix everything well and keep it aside for at least 2 hours

 step 3 : frying garnishing items

• heat up oil in a pan
• add in thinly sliced onions in batches
• add in a few salt
• drain when become golden colour
• fry cashews till golden and drain them
• fry raisins and drain them

 step 4 : preparation of beef masala

• after 2 hours of marination cook the beef in a pressure cooker
• cook on high flame till first whistle, then cook on low flame for 10- 12 minutes
• saute 4 sliced onions till translucent
• add in tomatoes and saute well until the oil separates
• add in 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp biriyani masala, 1/2 tsp pepper powder and mix well
• add in the cooked beef along with gravy and cook till the gravy become thick.
• add in a handful of coriander leaves and mint leaves and mix well
• masala is ready now; turn off the flame

 step 5 : preparation of rice

• heat up 1 tbs oil and 1 tbs ghee in a heavy bottomed pan
• crack all the spices listed above
• add washed and drained jeerakashala rice and stir for 2 minutes
• add in 7 cups of hot boiling water ( for 1 cup of rice 1 + 3/4 cups of water) 
• add in enough salt, lemon juice and mix well
• cook it covered until the entire water get absorbed ( it may take around 6-8 minutes)

 step 6 : dum

• into a heavy bottomed pan add in the entire beef masala
• add some coriander leaves, mint leaves and fried onion
• spread half of the rice over it
• sprinkle some fried garnishing items, mint leaves, coriander leaves, biriyani masala
• then make the second layer of rice leaving a few to spread on the top
• sprinkle the garnishing items , biriyani masala ,mint leaves and coriander leaves
• on the top spread the remaining rice
• sprinkle some biriyani masal and 2 tsp ghee
• seal the pot with an aluminium foil and cover with a tight lid
• heat up an old tawa and place the biriyani pot 
• keep on low flame for 20 minutes
• open after 10 minutes 
• tasty beef biriyani is ready now
• mix the rice and masala and serve hot