BEEF BIRIYANI

TALASSERY STYLE BIRIYANI....Firstly prepare the MASALA,,,,then GHEE RICE and finally DAM it.......

Beef - 1 kg
Onion - 6 (medium....sliced)
Green chilly - 12 - 15(pasted)
Tomato - 2 big(sliced)
Ginger garlic- 1/2 cup (pasted)
Cooking oil - 1/2 cup
Salt - to taste
Biriyani rice- 1 kg
RKG - 1/2 cup
Dalda- 1 cup
Cinnamon stick - 2 piece
Cloves- 5-8
Onion - 2(thinly sliced)
Corriander leaves- 1 cup
Lemon juice- 1/2 cup
Garam masala pwd- 2 tbsp
Cashews - 8
Biriyani color- 1 pinch mixed in 2 tsplemon juice

Preparation of the masala

In a pan heat oil and add the onions,,,pasted chillies,,,,ginger garlicand tomato 1 by 1 and saute till soft
After that add the beef pieces with enough salt ,,,mix and cover and cook well....the beef must be cooked and the masala must not be watery too....(nor too dry also)add i tbsp of garam masala....little lemon juice and half of the corriander leaves and remove frm heat

Preparation of the ghee rice

Clean the rice and put it in a strainer to remove the excess water....heat a vessel and add 1 cuo oil and 1/2 cup RKG and fry the thinly sliced onion till golden brown and remove it...roast the cashews also(optional)
In the sameoil fry tye cleaned rice and roast it for 5 mins....and pour the boiling water in this...adding enough salt and cinnamon stick and cloves..(u can use 1 3/4 cup of water for 1 cup rice ...and 1 kg rice will be 5 cups....so for 5 cups u may need 8 1/2 cup water )lower the flame and cook for 10-12 mins....open the lid and just turn over the rice with the spoon......and once the rice is cooked add the remaining lemon juice and mix all well....

For the DAM

Heat the cooked masala once again and ( in a bigger vessel )and add the 2/3 of the rice....sprinkle the color on it .....then the roasted onion...cashews...corriander leaves...garam masala.........
Again rice and conyinue the same in 3 layers and cover the vessel with a tight lid or keep anything heavy on top ...
Cook it on a very low flame for 20 - 30 mins and once u open it steams oil out off the heat and ur biriyani is ready......

While serving

Remove the rice in 1 dish and masala in another one and garnish it with roasted onions and cashews and corriander leaves....