Beef Madhoot / Madghout

Ingredients:

3/4 kg beef, cut into pieces

3 cups sella basmati rice

1 large onion, slice

1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

1 capsicum, chopped

1 big tomato

1 1/2 tsp arabic masala

1/2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp pepper powder

1 tbsp tomato paste

2 green chillies

1 bay leaf

1 cinnamon piece

3-4 cardamoms

4 cloves

1 dried lemon

salt to taste

2 tbsp oil

Preparation:

1. Wash the sella basmati rice and soak in water for 30-45 minutes.
2. Grind the tomato into puree and keep it aside.
3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker and add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and dried lemon and saute for few seconds.
4. Add sliced onion and saute until light golden.
5. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes.
6. Add chopped capsicum and mix well.
7. Add tomato puree and mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes till raw smell goes.
8. Add arabic masala, garam masala, pepper powder, salt and tomato paste and mix well.
9. Add cleaned beef pieces and mix well for 4-5 minutes.
10. Add 1 cup water, mix well and pressure cook till done.
11. Once the pressure releases, open the cooker and transfer the beef pieces into a bowl using a slotted spoon.
12. Then measure the stock inside the cooker and add remaining quantity of water to make 4 1/2 cups.
13. In the same cooker, add drained basmati rice and stock water and mix well. Adjust the salt.
14. Add cooked beef and green chillies and pressure cook for 1 whistle and switch off the flame, Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.
15. Open the pressure cooker and then transfer to a large serving plate. Serve with salata hara, dakkous, salad etc…