EID ADHA SPECIAL - BEEF RICE/ NASI DAGING

I really had a hectic weekend and hardly find the time to update my blog. Thank God today I am a bit relax and would like to share with you on Beef Rice/ Nasi Daging that I made during the recent Eid Adha. This dish is popoluar among the Middle Eastern, India and Pakistan. Also know as Nasi Arab/ Arab rice, the recipe involves beef pieces cooked in rice.The spice and condiment used in beef rice include, but are not limited to, ghee, nutmeg, mace, min, pepper, cloves,cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, coriander, mint leaves, ginger, onions, and garlic. 

The difference between Beef Rice and Briyani is that this rice is cooked together with the meat while briyani dan meat and the rice are prepared separately and layered. They may look identical but the processes are different.

Best serve with dalca - dhal curry, cucumber salsa and tamarind sauce.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg basmathi rice (soaked for 4 hours / 1 kg beras basmathi 
• 1 carrot- julinne / 1 lobak merah dihiris memanjang 
• 100 g whole cashew nut / 100 g gajus
• 100g whole almond- soaked in hot water and grind / 100 g badam - rendam dalam air panas dan kisar halus
• 100g raisins / 100 g sultana
• 1 kg beef cut into 12 pieces and seasoned lightly with salt / 1 kg daging lembu dipotong 12
• 2 tsp tomato puree / 2 sdb tomato puri
• 1 onions thinly sliced / 1 biji bawang besar dihiris nipis
• 7 fresh green chilies - blend  / 7 biji cili hijau diblend*
• 3 inches of fresh ginger processed finely with garlic (2 whole garlic) / 3 halia*
• 3  whole garlic (to be processed with the ginger above / 3 ulas bawang putih*
• 9 shallots / 9 biji bawang merah*
• 3/4 cup cooking oil / 3/4 cawan minyak masak
• 1 lemon  / 1 biji lemon atau limau
• 1/2 cup each for fresh mint, scallion, Chinese parsley and fresh coriander leaves/ 1/2 cawan daun pudina/ 1/2 cawan daun ketumbar / 1/2 cawan daun bawang dan daun sup
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk / 1/2 cawan susu cair (perahkan lemon kedalamnya)
• 3 tbs melted Ghee (clarified butter) / 3 sdb ghee yang dicairkan
• 2 tbs briyani powder mix (also known as biryani masala) / 2 sd rempah briyani
• 2 tbs coriander powder / 2 sdb serbuk ketumbar
• 3 tsp anise / 3 kuntum bunga lawang 
• 1 " cinnamon stick / 1" kulit kayu manis
• 5 cardamom / 5 buah pelaga
•  5 cloves / 5 bunga cengkih
• 3 pieces of dried Indian Bay leaves / 3 daun salam India
• 10 saffron strands (if available) / 10 koma-koma
• 3 tbsp briyani rose water / 3 sdb air mawar

PREPARATIONS

• Cook beef with 2 litre water till tender - retain stock / Rebus daging bersama 2 litre air sehingga daging empuk. Simpan stok daging
• Heat cooking oil in the wok Fry cashew nuts and raisin till golden brown and set aside / Panaskan minyak goreng gajus dan sultana sehingga kekuningan dan letak sebelah.
• Mix blended shallots, garlic, ginger green chilies together with briyani spices and set aside. / Satukan bahan-bahan yang kisar bersama rempah briyani dan letak sebelah
• Heat up another pot, saute the onion, add anise star, cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamon. Stir fry till fragrant. Add in the spices, blended ginger, garlic, shallots, green chilies and further fry for another 5 minutes./ Masukkan rempah 4 sekawan, rempah briyani berserta bawang merah, bawang putih, halia dan cili kering. Tumis sehingga naik baunya
• Add in grind almond / Masukkan badam yang dikisar
• Add in the beef stock ( use a cup - the amount of stock should equivalent to the rice, if you used 5 cups rice then the stock should also be 5) / Masukkan stok daging ikut kiraan sama dengan sukatan beras. Jika anda menggunakan 5 cawan beras maka stok juga 5 cawan.
• Add in milk and tomato puree / Masukkan susu dan tomato puri
• Add beef, carrots,coriander leaves, mint, scallion, bay leaves salts to taste and finally the rice / Masukkan daging, lobak merah dan rampaian daun-daun ketumbar, pudina, daun bawang, daun sup daun salamdan garam secukup rasa. Akhir sekali masukkan beras
• Close the lid of the pot and allow rice to cook. When rice is aout 3/4 cook add in the briyani rose water together with the saffron.(Make a whole and spoon the saffron and rose water, make roughly 5 spot) / Tutup periuk dan bbiarkan nasi masak. Sebelum nasi kering masukkan air mawar bersama koma-koma, buat lubang di atas permukaan nasi dan curahkan air mawar, kemudian tutup balik lubang itu. Buat dalam 5 lubang. Tutup periuk dan masak sehingga nasi masak.

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Walaupun cuti baru hari inilah dapat bernafas dan update blog. Bila anak-anak berkumpul biasala masak...masak...masak..Nasi Daging aka Nasi Arab ni adalah menu Aidil Adha baru-baru ini, saya hidangkan bersama dalca sayur dan salsa timur. Buat sedikit air asam cicah bersama daging. Cukup untuk hari pertama. Nasi Daging ini lebih kurang sama dengan Nasi Briyani, cuma bezanya antara dua ini ialah Nasi Briyani dimasak secara berasingan dengan kuah daging briyani, Nasi Daging ini pula daging dimasak sekali dengan nasi.Walaupun daging direbus dahulu tetapi semasa menumis nasi daging rebus ini masukkan semula ke dalam periuk dan dimasak sekali seolah-olah daging ini tertanam dalam nasi. Cukup enak, lemak dan berempah.  Kalau disebelah utara ini daging dalam nasi ini kemudian dicicah bersama air asam....jadi taklah muak sangat nanti.

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