Kenyan Beef Biryani Recipe (Swahili Coast Spiced Rice)

Ingredients

• 500g beef steak
• 2 tablespoons ginger and garlic paste, for the marinade
• 2 tomatoes, blended to a puree
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon whole cumin
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper powder
• 1 tablespoon cardamom
• Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons oil
• 5 onions, sliced and fried until golden brown
• 4 tomatoes, cubed
• 1 tablespoon ginger and garlic paste
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh plain yogurt
• 15 ml tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 cups water
• 4 potatoes, peeled, quartered and fried until tender
• 3 cups long grain basmati rice
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick, for the rice
• 4 tablespoons oil, for the rice
• Orange food colouring
• Salt, to taste