Sere Bites Biryani/Birani

The ideal biryani curry should be marinated overnight if possible. Makes the beef tender and also adds the oomf!

Curry Ingredients, (Serves 6)

• 1kg Beef Steak, cut into thick cubes
• 500ml of sour milk or plain yogurt
• 1 cup of grated paw paw (optional)
• 1 tsp of each, fresh cardamon, cinnamon, cloves
• 3 tbsp of fresh ginger & garlic
• 1 tbsp of pilau masala, curry powder & 2 chilli beef cubes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 5 large potatoes
• 3 large onions
• 5 large tomatoes
• Salt to taste.

Wash the meat and place in a container or clear bag. Add the sour milk or yogurt, grated paw paw, fresh cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, fresh grated ginger and garlic and salt. Refrigerate the mixture in the lower part of the fridge overnight.

Lets Cook

• Slice the onions and deep fry until brown. Deep fry the potatoes and place aside.
• In a hot pan, add the marinated ingredients and let it simmer. Add the curry powder, beef cubes, pilau masala and salt, stir and let it cook.
• After 15 mins, add the deep fried onions and potatoes and stir. \
• Add some oil used to fry the onions and potatoes, to your taste
• I like my biryani curry spicy so i add black pepper, cayenne and more pilau masala.
• Add salt to taste.

Biryani Rice

 

• 4 cups of Pishori Rice
• 8 cups of boiling water 
• Food colour 
• Handful Raisins
• 3 tbsp cooking oil

Add the oil in a hot pan then the rice and stir in low heat. Add the boiling water after 2 mins and let the rice cook.

When the water has almost dried up, add the raisins and food colour.

Reduce the heat for 10 mins and serve.

Have some sour salad on the side and homemade chili..

Sere Bites Pilau

Pilau is a East African Coastal dish that is very simple to make and very economical.

Ingredients

2kg Rice
2kg Meat
3 large onions
2 tomatoes
4 large potatoes
2 tablespoons of grated ginger & garlic
Pilau Masala Powder
2 tablespoons of curry powder
1 teaspoon of black pepper
A handful of fresh cardamom, cumin seeds, cloves
Cooking Oil
Salt to taste

Lets Get Cooking

• Wash and soak the rice
• Boil the meat in a separate pan with 2 Tablespoons of pilau masala & a teaspoon of salt
• Add cooking oil in a different heated casserole pot, add sliced onions and stir until brown, add chopped tomatoes and 1/2 cup of warm water.
• When the water has reduced, add the meat and stir until the meat has mixed well with onions & tomatoes.
• Add the curry powder, black pepper & salt with 4 cups of boiling water. (1 cup of rice, 2 cups of water).
• Add the cumin seeds, cardamom seeds & cloves.
• Let it cook for 5 mins, then add the soaked rice and stir. Partially close the lid.
• Add the halved potatoes when the water has almost drained.
• Cover the pot with foil paper and with lid. Reduce the hit.
• Serve while hot after 15mins minutes.

• Serve with room temperature cucumber salad