Beef Keema Rice (Ground Beef Biriyani)
My version of beef keema rice (also known as ground beef biriyani) whips up quickly and packs in the flavor. This spiced beef and rice dish is total comfort food. Serve it with cucumber salad for a complete dinner your whole family will love!
Equipment
- Heavy skillet with lid.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (180g) basmati rice
- 1 tbsp (12g) olive oil
- 1 (170g) medium onion, thinly sliced
- 4 (17g) garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp ginger paste or minced ginger
- 1 jalapeño pepper, minced (optional)
- 2 tbsp (34g) tomato paste
- 1 lb (454g) LEAN ground beef (90-96% lean is best)
- 1/2 cup (85g) frozen peas
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped + more for garnish
Spices
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chili (this is NOT the same as cayenne or chili powder - please see note) to sub cayenne, use 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
Instructions
- Start by rinsing your basmati rice until the water runs clear.
- Add rice to pot and cover with 3-4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook rice until al dente, stirring often. Rice should be soft enough to bite through, but still al dente. This took me about 8 minutes. Drain rice and set aside.
- While rice is cooking, heat a heavy skillet over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Add sliced onions, along with a good-sized pinch of salt and turmeric (roughly 1/4 teaspoon each).
- Fry onions until golden brown, stirring occasionally. This took me about 8 minutes.
- Remove HALF the fried onions and set aside. We'll be using this as a garnish later on.
- To the remaining onions, add garlic, ginger and the minced jalapeños if using.
- Cook for about 2 minutes or until raw smell disappears and everything begins to smell really really good.
- Add the tomato paste and mix well. Cook for one minute.
- Crumble in the lean ground beef, using a wooden spoon to break it up.
- Sprinkle your spices over the raw lean ground beef and stir occasionally until ground beef is fully cooked.
- Add one cup of water and frozen peas. Deglaze and scrape up any browned bits.
- Simmer gently for 1 minute.
- Add in the rice and chopped cilantro and stir well to combine. Taste and adjust salt if needed.
- Turn heat to LOW.
- Add the reserved fried onions on top, along with more cilantro.
- Cover and cook on LOW heat for 5 minutes. Rice should be soft and fluffy!
NOTE
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Beef Keema Rice (Ground Beef Biriyani)
Serving Size
322 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
280
% Daily Value*
Fat
9
g
14
%
Carbohydrates
22
g
7
%
Protein
28
g
56
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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