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Keema Pulao

A one-pot dish with minced meat, rice and spices – full of amazing flavors.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 5
Author Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ cinnamon stick
  • 3 cloves
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • 3 pepper corns
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 2 tbsp grated ginger
  • 6 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • 350 g minced beef
  • ½ tbsp tomato paste
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri chili powder
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Fresh coriander roughly chopped
  • Fresh mint roughly chopped
  • 440 g (3 cups) basmati rice washed & drained (see notes)
  • 975 ml (5 cups) boiling water (see notes)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Yogurt to serve

For the garnish

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • ¼ cup cashews
  • 2 onions sliced

Instructions

  1. In a pan over medium-high heat, melt ghee. Add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom pods and peppercorns. Cook until fragrant.

  2. Add onions and cook until translucent. Add ginger, garlic, and tomatoes. Add beef and cook until no longer pink. Add tomato paste, chili powder, garam masala, coriander, black pepper and turmeric powder. Cook until the liquid evaporates. Add coriander & mint.

  3. Add rice, boiling water and salt. When the water starts boiling, decrease the heat to the lowest. Cover the pot and let the cook rice for about 15 minutes or until the rice dries.

  4. While the rice is cooking: In a skillet over medium-high heat, add oil. When the oil is hot enough, add raisins and cook until puffed. Remove from the skillet and transfer to a plate. In the same skillet, add cashews and cook until toasted. Remove from the skillet and transfer to a plate with the raisins. Also, in the same skillet, add sliced onions and cook until caramelized (stir constantly). This may take 10-15 minutes, but make sure to keep an eye on them. When the onions are perfectly caramelized, transfer them to a plate. Set everything aside until ready to use. (MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE RICE.)

  5. When the rice is cooked, wait for at least 5 minutes before fluffing the rice. If your rice is a little wet, you have to wait a little longer to dry. 

  6. Top with the garnish or you can mix them with your rice. Serve with yogurt, more coriander and mint. 

Recipe Notes

In measuring the rice and boiling water, I used the rice cooker cup. I also weighed both so I can give the accurate measurement.