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Dhakaiya Beef Tehari
Serves 5 · Total 60 min · Prep 20 min · Cook 80 min
A mustard-oil-scented rice dish where small cubes of beef are cooked right into the rice instead of as a separate curry, so every grain picks up flavour. Old Dhaka food stalls serve it with a boiled egg and a sharp onion-chilli salad; it is quicker to make than biryani.
Quick answer: 60 min in total · serves 5 · main ingredients: Beef, Rice, Mustard oil, Onion · amounts in metric and US
Ingredients
- 500 g 1.1 lb Beef, cut into small cubes
- 500 g 2.5 cup Rice, fragrant short rice, washed
- 4 tbsp 4 tbsp Mustard oil
- 3 pc 3 pc Onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Ginger, made into a paste
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Garlic, made into a paste
- 100 g 0.4 cup Yogurt
- 4 pc 4 pc Cardamom
- 2 pc 2 pc Cinnamon
- 4 pc 4 pc Cloves
- 0.5 tsp 0.5 tsp Turmeric
- to taste to taste Salt
- 5 pc 5 pc Green chilli (Optional)
- 5 pc 5 pc Eggs, hard-boiled, for serving (Optional)
Steps
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- Marinate the beef cubes with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric and salt for 20 minutes.⏱ Marinating · 20 min
- Heat the mustard oil until it stops smoking; fry the sliced onion until golden.⏱ Heating the oil and frying onions · 5 min
- Add the whole garam masala and green chillies; fry for a minute, then add the marinated beef.⏱ Frying the spices · 1 min
- Cook the beef uncovered over medium heat, stirring often, for about 45 minutes, until it is browned, the oil separates at the edges and the cubes are nearly tender. Add a splash of hot water if it catches.⏱ Cooking the beef · 45 min
- Add the washed rice and enough hot water to cook it (about 1.5 times the rice by volume); add salt and stir once.
- Bring to a boil, then cover and cook on the lowest heat until the rice is done and the water has absorbed.⏱ Cooking the rice · 18 min
- Turn off the heat and let the tehari rest covered for 10 minutes; fluff gently before serving with a boiled egg.⏱ Resting · 10 min
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Frequently asked questions
How long does Dhakaiya Beef Tehari take to make?
Dhakaiya Beef Tehari takes about 60 minutes in total. That is about 20 minutes of prep and 80 minutes of cooking.
How many people does this Dhakaiya Beef Tehari recipe serve?
This version serves 5. The Degchi app has a servings scaler if you need more or fewer portions.
What ingredients do I need for Dhakaiya Beef Tehari?
You need Beef, Rice, Mustard oil, Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Yogurt, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Turmeric, Salt. Optional: Green chilli, Eggs.
Is Dhakaiya Beef Tehari difficult?
Degchi rates it Medium, with 7 steps in the method; steps that need timing have a built-in timer in cook mode.
Is Dhakaiya Beef Tehari halal, vegetarian or eggless?
It is marked halal in our recipe data. It is not vegetarian. It has no egg. It contains beef. Check the labels on any packaged ingredients for your own needs.
What will I probably need to buy for Dhakaiya Beef Tehari?
Everyday staples that Degchi counts as pantry basics: turmeric, salt. Spice-box items: cardamom, cinnamon, cloves. Fresh items you will probably need to buy: beef, onion, ginger, garlic, yogurt. Lentils, grains and other dry goods: rice, mustard oil.
Any tips for making Dhakaiya Beef Tehari?
Mustard oil is what gives tehari its sharp, distinct smell and flavour — do not substitute it with plain cooking oil. Tehari vs biryani vs polao: tehari cooks small beef cubes and rice together in one pot with mustard oil and plenty of green chilli; kacchi biryani layers raw marinated meat with par-boiled rice and finishes by dum; polao is a mild, ghee-scented rice cooked in stock, with the meat served alongside.
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